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TalosCVE-2016-8714

HistoryMar 10, 2017 - 10:59 a.m.

CVE-2016-8714

2017-03-1010:59:00

CWE-120

talos

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2016-8714

buffer overflow

r programming language

memory corruption

nvd

vulnerability

CVSS2

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

58.7%

JSON

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 configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

r_projectrMatch3.3.0

r_projectrMatch3.3.2

Node

debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0

VendorProductVersionCPE
r_projectr3.3.0cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r_projectr3.3.2cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debiandebian_linux8.0cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
r_project	r	3.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:::::::*
r_project	r	3.3.2	cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "R",
    "vendor": "The R Project",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.3.0"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.3.2"
      }
    ]
  }
]