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Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-10994Open Babel gamessformat.cpp ReadMolecule use after free

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity use-after-free in Open Babel. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12openbabelno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-10994
Debian:13openbabelno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-10994
Debian:14openbabelno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-10994
PyPIopenbabel3.2.0GHSA-pp85-5j63-xpq3
PyPIopenbabel3.2.0PYSEC-2026-2789
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSopenbabelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSopenbabelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994
Ubuntu:25.10openbabelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSopenbabelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994
Ubuntu:26.10openbabelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-10994

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Open Babel 3.1.03.1.1

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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