Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-47436
CVE-2025-47436
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache ORC.
A vulnerability has been identified in the ORC C++ LZO decompression logic, where specially crafted malformed ORC files can cause the decompressor to allocate a 250-byte buffer but then attempts to copy 295 bytes into it. It causes memory corruption.
This issue affects Apache ORC C++ library: through 1.8.8, from 1.9.0 through 1.9.5, from 2.0.0 through 2.0.4, from 2.1.0 through 2.1.1.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.9, 1.9.6, 2.0.5, and 2.1.2, which fix the issue.
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3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread/kd6tlv8fs5jybmsgxr4vrkdxyc866wrnnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- orc.apache.org/security/CVE-2025-47436/nvdThird Party Advisory
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