CVE-2022-42885: Open Babel has uninitialized pointer dereference in GRO residue parser
A memory-safety vulnerability in Open Babel’s GRO parser caused an uninitialized pointer dereference when reading a crafted input file.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw5r-wq2m-397c
- github.com/openbabel/openbabel/commit/fa9a2d9a2eb75154b7a884dfe679ff41a8f9c547
- github.com/openbabel/openbabel/security/advisories/GHSA-mw5r-wq2m-397c
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42885
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1668
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1668
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