7.5high
CVE-2016-8714
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language version 3.3.0.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- The R Project R
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/96785 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3813 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- talosintelligence.com /reports/TALOS-2016-0227/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-8714
- NVD: CVE-2016-8714
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