CVE-2016-8714

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.

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 83th percentile

Published

2017-03-10

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-8712
• CVE-2016-8718
• CVE-2016-8706
• CVE-2016-8719
• CVE-2016-8705
• CVE-2016-8720