CVE-2016-8714

An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language version 3.3.0

High · published March 10, 2017

CVSS v3.0
7.5
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02403 · 83.8th percentile
Published
2017-03-10T10:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 MAR 10:29Z
    An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language version 3.3.0
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