CVE-2019-25695
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 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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| r-project | R | 3.4.4 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
R: www.r-project.org: R: Arbitrary Code Execution via Local Buffer Overflow
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-25695
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457652
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-25695.json
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46265
- https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/windows/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-local-buffer-overflow-windows-xp-sp3
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