CVE-2016-8714
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.4%
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.
- Affected
- The R Project · R
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0 CISCO
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 84th percentile
- Published
- 2017-03-10
- Updated
- 2024-08-06
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227