Executive Summary
This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2016-8714 | First vendor Publication | 2017-03-10 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2022-12-14 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | 8.8 | ||
| Base Score | 8.8 | Environmental Score | 8.8 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 8.8 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 2.8 | ||
| Attack Vector | Network | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8714 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-120 | Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 | |
| Os | 1 |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-02 | R Project PDF encoding buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 40895 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-OTHER |
| 2016-12-02 | R Project PDF encoding buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 40894 - Revision : 3 - Type : FILE-OTHER |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-07-17 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2017-07c8f3ea2b.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-22 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2017-da9d0f0dc0.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates. File : fedora_2017-ae18216e75.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-20 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-861.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-03-20 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3813.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
| Source | Url |
|---|---|
| BID | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785 |
| DEBIAN | http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813 |
| MISC | http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/ |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2022-12-14 17:27:49 |
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| 2022-04-20 00:23:38 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:53:35 |
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| 2017-11-04 09:23:45 |
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| 2017-07-18 13:24:51 |
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| 2017-03-23 13:24:15 |
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| 2017-03-22 13:25:22 |
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| 2017-03-21 13:25:55 |
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| 2017-03-14 09:23:06 |
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| 2017-03-13 21:27:37 |
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| 2017-03-10 13:24:49 |
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