CVE-2025-71436
Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 through 2.0.16 Heap Buffer Overflow via Language Tag
librdf Raptor RDF Syntax Library
CVSS
7.1HighExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 20 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.50%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
Raptor RDF Syntax Library from 2.0.15 through 2.0.16 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in raptor_new_term_from_counted_literal() caused by truncating language tag length to an unsigned char. Attackers can supply Turtle, TriG, N-Triples or N-Quads documents with language tags of 256 bytes or longer to corrupt heap memory, crash applications, and possibly execute code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- Raptor RDF Syntax Libraryaffected: 2.0.15 through 2.0.16CVE List
References 5
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/361a803a72817ae771db2438277229e6541e1575Fixvia CVE List
- vulncheck.com/advisories/raptor-rdf-syntax-library-2.0.15-through-2.0.16-heap-buffer-overflow-via-language-tagAdvisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/issues/83Exploitvia CVE List
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c#L200-L218Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c#L270-L287Referencevia CVE List