VDB
CVE-2025-10998
CVE-2025-10998
PUBLISHED
CVSS 1.899999976158142 LOW
A vulnerability has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function ChemKinFormat::ReadReactionQualifierLines of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
EPSS 0.21% · 10.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
1.899999976158142
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score
0.21%
10.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Open Babel | 3.1.1, 3.1.0 |
| openbabel | open_babel | 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 26, 2025 EPSS Score
- Sep 26, 2025 CVE Published
- Sep 29, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 3, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 3, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 6, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Oct 10, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Nov 1, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Nov 6, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- VDB-325926 | Open Babel chemkinformat.cpp ReadReactionQualifierLines null pointer dereference vdb
- VDB-325926 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) url
- Submit #654063 | Open Babel 3.1.1 / master commit 889c350 NULL Pointer Dereference third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel/issues/2829 issue
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/22318526/poc.zip exploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10998 advisory