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NVD description
A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The impacted element is the function OBAtom::SetFormalCharge in the library include/openbabel/atom.h of the component MOL2 File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
YES
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
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🟠 Open Babel, NULL Pointer Dereference, #CVE-2026-2705 (Medium) -DC-Jun2026-756 https://dailycve.com/open-babel-null-pointer-dereference-cve-2026-2705-medium-dc-jun2026-756/
Post summary
The post announces a medium‑severity NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Open Babel (CVE‑2026‑2705) and links to a source for additional details.
CVE-2026-2705 A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The impacted element is the function OBAtom::SetFormalCharge in the library include/openbabel/atom.h of the comp… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2705
Post summary
The post notes a detected vulnerability in Open Babel’s OBAtom::SetFormalCharge function (up to version 3.1.1) but provides no PoC, exploit, patch, or exploitation details.
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