Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-8714
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.007
EPSS Ranking 70.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
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