CVE-2025-10998
published 2025-09-26CVE-2025-10998: A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.19%
8.5th percentile
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | openbabel | — | — |
| debian | openbabel | >= 0 < 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 |
| openbabel | open_babel | <= 3.1.1 | — |
| openbabel | open_babel | — | — |
| openbabel | open_babel | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv4.01.9LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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
nvdv2.01.7LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv4.8MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.8MEDIUM
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Debian
CVE-2025-10998: openbabel - A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element i...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-10998 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-10998: openbabel - A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element i...
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
GHSA
Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines
ghsa·2026-07-01
CVE-2025-10998 [LOW] CWE-404 Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines
Open Babel has NULL pointer dereference in ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines
### Summary
A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel's ChemKin parser caused
a NULL pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file.
### Details
The flaw was in `ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines`. A
malformed reaction qualifier record caused the parser to dereference
a NULL pointer.
### 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 ChemKin file with the
`obabel` tool, the `OBConversion` API, or any of the language
bindings (Python, Ruby, Java, R, Perl, C#, PHP).
### Affected ve
GHSA
GHSA-hvp2-4h2f-26w4: A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-09-26
CVE-2025-10998 [MEDIUM] CWE-404 GHSA-hvp2-4h2f-26w4: A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
OSV
CVE-2025-10998: A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3
osv·2025-09-26·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-10998 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-10998: A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-09-26
Published