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TI-2016-07171 Aliases CVE-2016-8714GHSA-468j-7q62-ffj2

Buffer overflow in R-Project R

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02403 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
R-ProjectR3.3.0; 3.3.2—No fix listedCNA
  • R VendorR-Project Affected 3.3.0; 3.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableR Project
cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableR Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·R Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:r_project:r:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·R Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8714
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-468j-7q62-ffj2

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-18160 Deserialization of untrusted data in R-Project R CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-15747 R 3.4.4 Local Buffer Overflow Windows XP SP3 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-15709 R i386 3.5.0 Local Buffer Overflow SEH CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2018-15483 RGui 3.5.0 Local Buffer Overflow SEH DEP Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-15538 R 3.4.4 Windows x64 Buffer Overflow SEH DEP ASLR Bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2020-16754 The R programming language’s default package manager CRAN is affected by a path traversal… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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