CVE-2016-8714
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.3.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.3.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.3.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.3.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.3.3-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
References
CWEs
CWE-120
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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