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CVE-2016-8714 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-120	Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
r project r	3.3.0 3.3.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 14, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 19, 2022	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 14, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 13, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]