CVE-2019-25695 PUBLISHED

R 3.4.4 Local Buffer Overflow Windows XP SP3

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 05.04.2026 Published: 12.04.2026 Updated: 12.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor r-project
Product R
Versions
  • Version 3.4.4 is affected

Credits

  • Dino Covotsos - Telspace Systems finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE