CVE-2016-8714
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Mar 10, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 17, 2016
Description
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language version 3.3.0. A specially crafted R script can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a memory corruption. An attacker can send a malicious R script to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
RThe R Project |
|
References
- 96785vdb-entry
- DSA-3813vendor-advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/
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