CVE-2016-8714

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-120

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
The R ProjectR3.3.0; 3.3.2

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 10, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-8714: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix