CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-25695

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

A local buffer overflow vulnerability in R 3.4.4 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 pasted into the Language for menus and messages field.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for local arbitrary code execution, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or malware installation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update R to a patched version and restrict GUI access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS