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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3