PT-2025-39481 · Unknown+2 · Open Babel+2

Ahuo · CVE-2025-10996 · Published 2025-09-25 · Updated 2026-07-13

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A heap-based buffer overflow exists in Open Babel due to a flaw in the OBSmilesParser::ParseSmiles function located in the /src/formats/smilesformat.cpp file. Local exploitation of this issue is possible. The exploit is publicly available.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 3.1.1.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-14408

CVE-2025-10996

GHSA-9P6C-JCW8-X98F

GHSA-J35X-W4GJ-PF7W

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1

PYSEC-2026-2781

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

Red Os

References · 58

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/10xxx/CVE-2025-10996.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2831 · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318556/poc.zip · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10936-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2781 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-10996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-j35x-w4gj-pf7w · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-14408 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-10996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-10996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10996 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10996 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10996 · Security Note