OSV-2020-1366 Heap-use-after-free in RDKit::SubstanceGroup::addParentAtomWithBookmark

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A heap-use-after-free vulnerability in RDKit allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted molecular data.

Exploited in the wild
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2020-1366?

OSV-2020-1366 is an use after free vulnerability in rdkit, published on 28 Jul 2020.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=24406

Crash type: Heap-use-after-free READ 4
Crash state:
RDKit::SubstanceGroup::addParentAtomWithBookmark
RDKit::SGroupParsing::ParseSGroupV2000VectorDataLine
RDKit::ParseMolBlockProperties

Which versions are affected by OSV-2020-1366?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including rdkit.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rdkit OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2020-1366?

No fix has been published for OSV-2020-1366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is OSV-2020-1366 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2020-1366 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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