Out-of-Bounds Affecting r-base package, versions <3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-RBASE-266073
  • published10 Mar 2017
  • disclosed10 Mar 2017

Introduced: 10 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-8714  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 r-base to version 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream r-base package and not the r-base package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1