Improper Input Validation Affecting raptor package, versions <1.4.21-11ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-RAPTOR-1136652
  • published12 Nov 2025
  • disclosed13 May 2021

Introduced: 13 May 2021

CVE-2020-25713  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 raptor to version 1.4.21-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream raptor package and not the raptor package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A malformed input file can lead to a segfault due to an out of bounds array access in raptor_xml_writer_start_element_common.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1