CVE-2025-71436

Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 through 2.0.16 Heap Buffer Overflow via Language Tag

Published Oct 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title Raptor RDF Syntax Library 2.0.15 through 2.0.16 Heap Buffer Overflow via Language Tag
First Time appeared Librdf
Librdf raptor Rdf Syntax Library
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:librdf:raptor_rdf_syntax_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Librdf
Librdf raptor Rdf Syntax Library
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 20, 2026, 4:41 PM
Reserved
Oct 20, 2026, 2:50 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 20, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 28, 2026, 2:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 20, 2026, 3:40 PM