{"id":"CVE-2016-8714","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.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:46:37.735075980Z","published":"2017-03-10T10:59:00.157Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8714.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.3.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.3.2"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"8.0"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}