GHSA-M982-7Q3H-R784

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 17:42 – Updated: 2026-07-01 17:42
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Summary
Open Babel has out-of-bounds read in PQS lowerit (pre-buffer read)
Details

Summary

A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's PQS parser caused an out-of-bounds (pre-buffer) read when reading a crafted input file.

Details

The flaw was in the lowerit helper used by the PQS parser. A malformed input caused the helper to read one or more bytes before the start of its input buffer.

Impact

Open Babel is a C++ library and CLI used to read and write chemistry file formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in services that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability requires the victim to open a malicious PQS file with the obabel tool, the OBConversion API, or any of the language bindings (Python, Ruby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).

Affected versions

All releases up to and including 3.1.1.

Patched version

3.2.0 (released 2026-05-26).

Patch

Fix commit: https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/f4a5ebae Fixes consolidated in #2913.

A minimized reproducer for this CVE is checked in under test/files/fuzz_regress/ and is exercised on every CI build under ASAN+UBSAN by the fuzzregresstest harness.

Credit

Reported via OSS-Fuzz.

Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-11000"
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  "details": "### Summary\n\nA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel\u0027s PQS parser caused an\nout-of-bounds (pre-buffer) read when reading a crafted input file.\n\n### Details\n\nThe flaw was in the `lowerit` helper used by the PQS parser. A\nmalformed input caused the helper to read one or more bytes before\nthe start of its input buffer.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpen Babel is a C++ library and CLI used to read and write chemistry\nfile formats; it is shipped by Linux distributions and embedded in\nservices that may parse untrusted input. Triggering this vulnerability\nrequires the victim to open a malicious PQS file with the `obabel`\ntool, the `OBConversion` API, or any of the language bindings (Python,\nRuby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).\n\n### Affected versions\n\nAll releases up to and including 3.1.1.\n\n### Patched version\n\n3.2.0 (released 2026-05-26).\n\n### Patch\n\nFix commit: https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/f4a5ebae\nFixes consolidated in #2913.\n\nA minimized reproducer for this CVE is checked in under\n`test/files/fuzz_regress/` and is exercised on every CI build under\nASAN+UBSAN by the `fuzzregresstest` harness.\n\n### Credit\n\nReported via OSS-Fuzz.",
  "id": "GHSA-m982-7q3h-r784",
  "modified": "2026-07-01T17:42:20Z",
  "published": "2026-07-01T17:42:20Z",
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      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.325928"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.325928"
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    {
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Open Babel has out-of-bounds read in PQS lowerit (pre-buffer read)"
}



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