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CVE-2016-8714

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CVE-2016-8714

Published: Mar 10, 2017

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

7.5

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

The R Project

R

affected
3.3.0
affected
3.3.2

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

96785
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3813
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN

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