CVE catalog
CVE-2016-8714
r-base: CVE-2016-8714
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.40% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-base | sid | 4.6.1-10 | fixed |
| Debian | r-base | forky | 4.6.1-9 | fixed |
| Debian | r-base | trixie | 4.5.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | r-base | bookworm | 4.2.2.20221110-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.2.20151203-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.2.20151203-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | r-base | pro | 3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-base | source | sid | 3.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857466] |
| Debian | r-base | source | forky | 3.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857466] |
| Debian | r-base | source | trixie | 3.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857466] |
| Debian | r-base | source | bookworm | 3.3.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [857466] |
| Ubuntu | r-base | deb | pro | 3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3 | Not reported | USN-4799-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | r-base | deb | pro | 3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8714 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [r-base]Fixed
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-base-core]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-base-dev]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-base-html]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-doc-html]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-doc-info]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-doc-pdf]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-mathlib]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
- [r-recommended]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
4.2.2.20221110-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · bookworm; dsa · r-base · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [r-base]Fixed
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-base-core]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-base-dev]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-base-html]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-doc-html]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-doc-info]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-doc-pdf]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-mathlib]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
- [r-recommended]Fixed
Source package: [r-base]
Details (2)
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
4.5.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.3.3-1dsa · r-base · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8714]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-861-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3813-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8714]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4799-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8714]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]