PT-2025-39482 · Open Babel+2 · Open Babel+2

Ahuo · CVE-2025-10997 · 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:L/UI:N/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 flaw exists in Open Babel, specifically within the ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies function located in the /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp file. This can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow when manipulation occurs. The issue is locally exploitable.

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:2025-14407

CVE-2025-10997

GHSA-8WQ6-QH76-WPV9

GHSA-95GX-JMHP-5P29

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1

PYSEC-2026-2778

Affected Products

Debian

Open Babel

Red Os

References · 55

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/10xxx/CVE-2025-10997.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2830 · Exploit
• 🔥❌ https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318543/poc.zip · Exploit, Deleted
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-2778 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-10997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10997 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-10997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-95gx-jmhp-5p29 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-10997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8wq6-qh76-wpv9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10997 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10997 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-14407 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-10997 · Vendor Advisory