[ CVE-2025-71436 · Published 20 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in librdf Raptor RDF Syntax Library
CVSS 7.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official 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.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/361a803a72817ae771db2438277229e6541e1575
- github.com/dajobe/raptor/issues/83
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/raptor-rdf-syntax-library-2.0.15-through-2.0.16-heap-buffe…