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CVE-2026-3408 json

Open Babel CDXML File atom.cpp GetExplicitValence null pointer dereference

published 8mo ago modified 3mo ago also GHSA-rxpr-wq63-jr7p , PYSEC-2026-2791 , EUVD-2026-9141

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This impacts the function OBAtom::GetExplicitValence of the file isrc/atom.cpp of the component CDXML File Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The name of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Patch / fix

  • pypi openbabel 3.2.0
  • openbabel Debian 14 3.2.0+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3408

  • openbabel openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.2.0-bp160.1.1
  • openbabel openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.0-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21190-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11096-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-3408 updated cvss 6.5

openbabel: NULL pointer dereference when parsing a malformed CDXML file

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
8mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/oneafter/0128/blob/main/ob3/repro.cdxml referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2848 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
OSV 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi openbabel
<3.2.0
3.2.0

Affected products

  • n/a Open Babel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

Sources

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