CVE-2019-25695

HIGH 8.4

R 3.4.4 Local Buffer Overflow Windows XP SP3

CVSS Score

8.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

2th

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.

CWE	CWE-787
Vendor	r-project
Product	r
Published	Apr 12, 2026
Last Updated	Apr 13, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

r-project / R

3.4.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46265 cloud.r-project.org: https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/windows/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-local-buffer-overflow-windows-xp-sp3

Credits

Dino Covotsos - Telspace Systems