cvelist/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8714.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2016-8714",
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    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "96785",
                "refsource": "BID",
                "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785"
            },
            {
                "name": "DSA-3813",
                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813"
            },
            {
                "name": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/"
            }
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
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