CVE-2025-10997 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-10997

Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp CheckSpecies heap-based overflow

Vulnerability Description

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.

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:

  • ahuo (VulDB User)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Open Babel
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1.0, 3.1.1

Timeline

Official Publish: September 26th, 2025
Last Modified: September 26th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Weaknesses (CWE)