CVE-2016-8714 (GCVE-0-2016-8714)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-10 10:29 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • buffer overflow
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The R Project R Affected: 3.3.0
Affected: 3.3.2
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