UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46291

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46291

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46291.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46291

Upstream

CVE-2022-46291

Published

2023-07-21T21:15:00Z

Modified

2025-10-24T04:54:01Z

Severity

9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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. A specially-crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.This vulnerability affects the MSI file format

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2+dfsg-2.2

2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel4v5",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-2.2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@2.3.2+dfsg-3build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2+dfsg-3build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel4v5",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "2.3.2+dfsg-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.1+dfsg-3

2.4.1+dfsg-3build1

2.4.1+dfsg-5.1

2.4.1+dfsg-6

3.*

3.0.0+dfsg-3

3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel6",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.0.0+dfsg-3ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1

3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-6ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-9build2

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu1

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu2

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu4

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-9ubuntu5

3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu1

3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu2

3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

openbabel

Package

Name: openbabel
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel@3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu3

3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}