High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-8714
CVE-2016-8714
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.
Affected products
1- Range: 3.3.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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