VDB
CVE-2016-8714
CVE-2016-8714
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 2.40% · 82.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.40%
82.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | r-base | 0, 3.2.2-1, 3.2.2.20151203-1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | r-base | 0, 3.0.1-3ubuntu1, 3.0.2-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Mar 10, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8714 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8714 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4799-1 vendor-advisory