CVE-2025-71436
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.
CVSS
- Base score
- 7.1
- Version
- 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
FIRST hasn't scored this CVE yet (usual for very recent or rejected CVEs).
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1203Exploitation for Client Executionexecution60 % - Primary impact
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution55 %
Inferred by deterministic rules from the CVSS vector and CWE. Indicative only.
ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques
Affected technologies (1)
⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.
CWEs
- CWE-122
References
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- https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c#L200-L218
- https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/blob/raptor2_2_0_16/src/raptor_term.c#L270-L287
- https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/commit/361a803a72817ae771db2438277229e6541e1575
- https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/issues/83
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/raptor-rdf-syntax-library-2.0.15-through-2.0.16-heap-buffer-overflow-via-language-tag
- https://github.com/dajobe/raptor/issues/83
Raw JSON (NVD)
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