CVE-2016-8714
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8714
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8714.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-8714
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-03-10T10:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
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