Buffer overflow in R programming language - CVE-2016-8714
Published: March 10, 2017 / Updated: April 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39477
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8714
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected software
R programming language
Fedora
rkward
rpy
R
Fedora
rkward
rpy
R
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8714
Install update from vendor's website.
R programming language - update to 3.3.3
rkward - addressed in versions 0.6.5-5.fc24, 0.6.5-5.fc25, 0.6.5-5.fc26
rpy - addressed in versions 2.8.5-3.fc24, 2.8.5-3.fc25, 2.8.5-3.fc26
R - addressed in versions 3.3.3-1.el5, 3.3.3-1.el6, 3.3.3-1.el7, 3.3.3-1.fc24, 3.3.3-1.fc25, 3.3.3-1.fc26
rkward - addressed in versions 0.6.5-5.fc24, 0.6.5-5.fc25, 0.6.5-5.fc26
rpy - addressed in versions 2.8.5-3.fc24, 2.8.5-3.fc25, 2.8.5-3.fc26
R - addressed in versions 3.3.3-1.el5, 3.3.3-1.el6, 3.3.3-1.el7, 3.3.3-1.fc24, 3.3.3-1.fc25, 3.3.3-1.fc26