CVE-2016-8714
r-base - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-8714
To remediate CVE-2016-8714, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.3.3-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.15.1-4+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.1-1+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-8714 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 3.3.3-1
- from 0, < 2.15.1-4+deb7u1
- from 0, < 3.1.1-1+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |