Submit #654063: Open Babel 3.1.1 / master commit 889c350 NULL Pointer Dereferenceinfo

TitleOpen Babel 3.1.1 / master commit 889c350 NULL Pointer Dereference
DescriptionOpen Babel 3.1.1 (master commit 889c350) contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the ChemKin format parser (ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines). When parsing specially crafted ChemKin input, the function calls std::string::c_str() on a null or invalid string object. This leads to a segmentation fault and denial of service when dereferencing the null pointer.
Source⚠️ https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829
User ahuo (UID 90189)
Submission09/14/2025 10:06 (7 months ago)
Moderation09/25/2025 20:05 (11 days later)
StatusAccepted
VulDB entry325926 [Open Babel up to 3.1.1 chemkinformat.cpp ReadReactionQualifierLines null pointer dereference]
Points20

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