PT-2023-4403 · Unknown+1 · Open Babel+1

Claudio Bozzato · Published 2023-07-21 · Updated 2023-07-27 · CVE-2022-42885

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Open Babel versions 3.1.1 and prior to the version that includes the fix for this issue

Description The issue is related to the use of an uninitialized pointer in the res function of Open Babel, which is used for converting chemical file formats. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted malformed file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can trigger this issue by providing a malicious file.

Recommendations For Open Babel version 3.1.1, consider avoiding the use of the GRO format res functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of malformed files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Access of Uninitialized Pointer

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-824

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04748

CVE-2022-42885

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

References · 11

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1668 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04748 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42885 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-42885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42885 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-42885 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/54957 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.235172 · Note