CVE-2026-2704CWE-119CWE-125

Open Babel CIF File transform3d.cpp DescribeAsString out-of-bounds

Medium · published February 19, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00966 · 61.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-02-19T04:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 FEB 04:32Z
    Open Babel CIF File transform3d.cpp DescribeAsString out-of-bounds
    cvelistv5