DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8714

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8714
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8714.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8714
Upstream
Published
2017-03-10T10:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:13:03Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}