CVE-2022-46289 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2022-46289

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the ORCA format nAtoms...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the ORCA format nAtoms functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially-crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.nAtoms calculation wrap-around, leading to a small buffer allocation

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Open Babel
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1.1, master commit 530dbfa3

Timeline

Official Publish: July 21st, 2023
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion