DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2704
A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The affected element is the function OpenBabel::transform3d::DescribeAsString of the file src/math/transform3d.cpp of the component CIF File Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.0 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2704
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2704
openbabel
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 3.1.1+dfsg-10
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-11Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-12Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-13Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-14Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-15~expSource reference:
/affected/0/versions3.1.1+dfsg-9Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1~expSource reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
openbabel
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 3.1.1+dfsg-12
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions3.1.1+dfsg-13Source reference:
/affected/1/versions3.1.1+dfsg-14Source reference:
/affected/1/versions3.1.1+dfsg-15~expSource reference:
/affected/1/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1~expSource reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
openbabel
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 3.1.1+dfsg-12
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions3.1.1+dfsg-13Source reference:
/affected/2/versions3.1.1+dfsg-14Source reference:
/affected/2/versions3.1.1+dfsg-15~expSource reference:
/affected/2/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions3.2.0+dfsg-1~expSource reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
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