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out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. 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A\nmalformed block could push more vectors than the array had slots,\ncausing a write past the end of the array. One of five\n`translationVectors[]` OOB writes in the TALOS 2022 batch.\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 MOPAC output file with the\n`obabel` tool, the `OBConversion` API, or any of the language\nbindings (Python, Ruby, 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/40e85213\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 by Cisco TALOS.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T17:53:28Z","modified":"2026-07-01T17:53:29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:36.577366Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-46293","description":"Multiple out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities exist in the translationVectors parsing functionality in multiple supported formats of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. 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A\nmalformed block could push more vectors than the array had slots,\ncausing a write past the end of the array. One of five\n`translationVectors[]` OOB writes in the TALOS 2022 batch.\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 MOPAC output file with the\n`obabel` tool, the `OBConversion` API, or any of the language\nbindings (Python, Ruby, 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/40e85213\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 by Cisco TALOS.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-01T17:53:28Z","modified":"2026-07-13T16:43:05.765957398Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-787"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.002603Z"},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-2775","title":"Open Babel has out-of-bounds write in MOPAC translationVectors[] (FINAL POINT)","description":"### Summary\n\nA memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's MOPAC output parser\nallowed an out-of-bounds write into the `translationVectors[]` array\nwhen reading the \"FINAL POINT\" block of a crafted input file.\n\n### Details\n\nThe MOPAC output reader stored translation vectors from the FINAL\nPOINT block into a fixed-size `translationVectors[]` array. A\nmalformed block could push more vectors than the array had slots,\ncausing a write past the end of the array. One of five\n`translationVectors[]` OOB writes in the TALOS 2022 batch.\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. 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