UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-10994
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994
Upstream
Published
2025-09-26T02:15:00Z
Modified
2026-01-20T18:12:03.048718Z
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
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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 CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A weakness has been identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This affects the function GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. This manipulation causes use after free. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"
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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"
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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"
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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"
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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"
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"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994.json"