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CVE-2016-8714

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Published: Mar 10, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

R Project
1 product
R
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
R Project
R
Version 3.3.0
R
Version 3.3.2
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (6)

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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