UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10997

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-10997
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10997.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10997
Upstream
Published
2025-09-26T03:15:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:20:19Z
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 flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown 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": "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-2025-10997.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
openbabel

Package

Name
openbabel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openbabel?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu4
3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libchemistry-openbabel-perl",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenbabel7",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openbabel-gui",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openbabel",
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+dfsg-11ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-10997.json"