GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f
Withdrawn
2026-06-30T21:26:53Z
Published
2025-09-26T03:31:07Z
Modified
2026-06-30T21:30:22Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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 CVSS Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: Open Babel has heap buffer overflow in SMILES OBSmilesParser::ParseSmiles
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-j35x-w4gj-pf7w. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This issue affects the function OBSmilesParser::ParseSmiles of the file /src/formats/smilesformat.cpp. Performing manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-06-30T21:26:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2025-09-26T03:15:43Z",
    "severity":  "LOW"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / openbabel

Package

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.0

Affected versions

1.*
1.8
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
2.*
2.4.0
2.4.1
3.*
3.0.0a1
3.0.0
3.1.1
3.1.1.1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/09/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f/GHSA-9p6c-jcw8-x98f.json"