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.
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
| Link | Tags |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96785 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0227/ | exploit third party advisory technical description |