PT-2023-4404 · Unknown+1 · Open Babel+1

Claudio Bozzato · CVE-2022-44451 · Published 2023-07-21 · Updated 2026-07-13

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

Description The issue is related to the use of an uninitialized pointer in the MSI format atom functionality of Open Babel. This can be exploited by providing a specially crafted malformed file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution by a remote attacker.

Recommendations For Open Babel version 3.1.1, consider avoiding the use of the MSI format atom 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:2023-04749

CVE-2022-44451

GHSA-JR2X-6QF6-Q5MC

GHSA-X3CP-4X6W-VM7P

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1

PYSEC-2026-2784

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

References · 48

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1669 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44451 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04749 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-44451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x3cp-4x6w-vm7p · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2784 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44451 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jr2x-6qf6-q5mc · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/fa9a2d9a2eb75154b7a884dfe679ff41a8f9c547 · Note
• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-jr2x-6qf6-q5mc · Note