CVE-2016-8714
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-8714
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-03-10T10:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-12-14T13:52:47
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.6
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/ | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8714 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8714 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:00:27 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:36:13 | 2017-03-10T10:59Z | 2017-03-10T10:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:36:13 | 2022-04-19T20:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:36:13 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-14 14:05:58 | 2022-12-14T13:52:47 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-14 14:05:58 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |