CVE-2016-8714 HIGH

CVE-2016-8714

Vendor The R Project
Product R
Published March 10, 2017
Last update August 6, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2017 CVE published
August 6, 2024 Record updated