CVE-2016-8714

Name	CVE-2016-8714
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-861-1, DSA-3813-1
Debian Bugs	857466

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
r-base (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	3.1.1-1+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch	3.3.3-1	fixed
	buster	3.5.2-1	fixed
	bullseye	4.0.4-1	fixed
	bookworm	4.2.2.20221110-2	fixed
	sid, trixie	4.4.2-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
r-base	source	wheezy	2.15.1-4+deb7u1	DLA-861-1
r-base	source	jessie	3.1.1-1+deb8u1	DSA-3813-1
r-base	source	(unstable)	3.3.3-1		857466

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/