Bug 2457652 (CVE-2019-25695) - CVE-2019-25695 R: www.r-project.org: R: Arbitrary Code Execution via Local Buffer Overflow
Summary: CVE-2019-25695 R: www.r-project.org: R: Arbitrary Code Execution via Local Bu...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2019-25695
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-12 13:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-13 10:52 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-12 13:01:24 UTC 
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.
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