CVE-2022-37331 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Gaussian format orientation functionality of Open Babel versions 3.1.1 and master commit 530dbfa3. This flaw allows for arbitrary code execution when processing a specially crafted, malformed file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbabel:open_babel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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