CVE-2016-8714 (GCVE-0-2016-8714)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-10 10:29 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- buffer overflow
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-20… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The R Project | R |
Affected:
3.3.0
Affected: 3.3.2 |
guessed |
Date Public
2017-03-09 00:00
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