CVE-2016-8714
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.47%r-base - security update
Published: 3/10/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8714
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 packages (3)
- Debian/r-basefrom 0, < 3.3.3-1
- Debian/r-basefrom 0, < 2.15.1-4+deb7u1
- Debian/r-basefrom 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 |