Which versions of Open Babel are affected by EUVD-2025-31197?

Organizations using Open Babel should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-10997, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for EUVD-2025-31197?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for EUVD-2025-31197. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate EUVD-2025-31197?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems running Open Babel and apply vendor patches when convenient. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Open Babel EUVD-2025-31197

Q: What is the CVSS score of EUVD-2025-31197?

EUVD-2025-31197 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 1.9 (Low). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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 exploitation probability: 0.0%.

| CVE-2025-10997 LOW

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2025-09-26 cna@vuldb.com

GHSA-8wq6-qh76-wpv9

GHSA-95gx-jmhp-5p29

Buffer Overflow Open Babel Babel Openbabel

1.9

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

1.9 LOW

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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

SUSE

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Severity Changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

MEDIUM LOW

CVSS changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

4.8 (MEDIUM) 1.9 (LOW)

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:14 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Sep 29, 2025 - 13:08 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Sep 26, 2025 - 03:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used.

AnalysisAI

A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A flaw has been found in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. Impacted is the function ChemKinFormat::CheckSpecies of the file /src/formats/chemkinformat.cpp. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. Affected products include: Openbabel Open Babel. Version information: up to 3.1.1..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.