PT-2023-13530 · Unknown+1 · Open Babel+1

Claudio Bozzato · CVE-2022-37331 · Published 2023-07-21 · Updated 2026-07-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Open Babel versions 3.1.1

Description An out-of-bounds write issue exists in the Gaussian format orientation functionality. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this issue.

Recommendations For Open Babel version 3.1.1, consider avoiding the use of the Gaussian format orientation functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of untrusted or malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-37331

GHSA-8RRV-FJVG-6VCX

GHSA-VR3P-GG26-45V9

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1

PYSEC-2026-2793

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

References · 47

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1672 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vr3p-gg26-45v9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37331 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-37331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37331 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-37331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8rrv-fjvg-6vcx · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-vr3p-gg26-45v9 · Note
• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/528c142f · Note