PT-2023-4405 · Unknown+1 · Open Babel+1

Claudio Bozzato · CVE-2022-43467 · Published 2023-07-21 · Updated 2026-07-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the PQS format coord file functionality. This can be exploited by providing a specially crafted malformed file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by providing a malicious file.

Recommendations For Open Babel version 3.1.1, consider avoiding the use of the PQS format coord file 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

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04750

CVE-2022-43467

GHSA-F29H-2H58-48R7

GHSA-VX29-RWGR-834P

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1

PYSEC-2026-2779

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

References · 49

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1671 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43467 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-f29h-2h58-48r7 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04750 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43467 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vx29-rwgr-834p · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-43467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-43467 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-f29h-2h58-48r7 · Note