CVE-2026-2705 — Open Babel MOL2 File atom.h SetFormalCharge out-of-bounds
A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The impacted element is the function OBAtom::SetFormalCharge in the library include/openbabel/atom.h of the component MOL…
Published: 2026-02-19 · CVSS: 5.3 · CVSS 4.0
A vulnerability was detected in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. The impacted element is the function OBAtom::SetFormalCharge in the library include/openbabel/atom.h of the component MOL2 File Handler. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7