Open Babel up to 3.1.1 gamessformat.cpp ReadMolecule use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This vulnerability affects the function GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-10994. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function GAMESSOutputFormat::ReadMolecule of the file gamessformat.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-10994. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266112 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-10994), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (266112). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 266112
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-10994

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Timelineinfo

09/25/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2025 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2834
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-10994 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-10994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325922
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2025 20:10
Updated: 09/30/2025 06:57
Changes: 09/25/2025 20:10 (55), 09/26/2025 10:41 (30), 09/30/2025 02:54 (11), 09/30/2025 06:57 (2)
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Submitter: ahuo
Cache ID: 216:F3E:103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #654057: Open Babel 3.1.1 / master commit 889c350 Use After Free (by ahuo)

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