UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8714

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8714
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8714.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8714
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Published
2017-03-10T10:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:55Z
Severity
  • 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
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.1-3ubuntu1
3.0.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-core",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-html",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-recommended",
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.2-1
3.2.2.20151203-1
3.2.3-1
3.2.3-2
3.2.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-core",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-html",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-recommended",
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        }
    ]
}