CVE-2018-25258

HIGH

RGui 3.5.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI preferences dialog that allows attackers to bypass DEP protections through structured exception handling exploitation. Attackers can craft malicious input in the Language for menus and messages field to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, execute a ROP chain for VirtualAlloc allocation, and achieve arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 4/12/2026Modified: 4/15/2026

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References (4)

https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.5.0/R-3.5.0-win.exehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46107https://www.r-project.org/https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rgui-local-buffer-overflow-seh-dep-bypass