CVE-2019-25656
8.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
R i386 3.5.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI Preferences dialog that allows local attackers to trigger a structured exception handler (SEH) overwrite by supplying malicious input. Attackers can craft a payload string in the 'Language for menus and messages' field to overwrite SEH records and achieve code execution with calculator or arbitrary shellcode.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-Project | R i386 | 3.5.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46288
- https://www.r-project.org/
- https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.5.0/R-3.5.0-win.exe
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-i386-local-buffer-overflow-seh
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