CVE-2019-25695

HIGH

R 3.4.4 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious input into the GUI Preferences language field. Attackers can craft a payload with a 292-byte offset and JMP ESP instruction to execute commands like calc.exe when the payload is pasted into the Language for menus and messages field.

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: 7/15/2026

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References (6)

https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/windows/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46265https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-local-buffer-overflow-windows-xp-sp3https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-25695https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457652https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-25695.json