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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.0722
                          r-base security update
                               20 March 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           r-base
Publisher:         Debian
Operating System:  Debian GNU/Linux 8
                   UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                   Windows
                   OS X
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Denial of Service               -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2016-8714  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3813

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators 
         running r-base check for an updated version of the software for 
         their operating system.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3813-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 19, 2017                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : r-base
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-8714

Cory Duplantis discovered a buffer overflow in the R programming
langauage. A malformed encoding file may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code during PDF generation.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.1.1-1+deb8u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been
fixed in version 3.3.3-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.3.3-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your r-base packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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