Name: CVE-2016-8714: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-8714, CWE-120, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.02403

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade r-base	Mar 20, 2017	Mar 10, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade r-base-core (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade r-base (Ubuntu Pro)	Mar 22, 2023	Mar 10, 2017

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CVSS Details

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