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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0081
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
r_project/r
3.3.0
r_project/r
3.3.2
The R Project/R
3.3.0
The R Project/R
3.3.2
Published
Mar 10, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026