CVE-2022-42885
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
Description
A use of uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the GRO format res functionality of Open Babel 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-42885
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/openbabel—no fix listed
Is CVE-2022-42885 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |