Description
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 products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
r-project R
3.4.4affected
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 ↗
- 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 ↗