CVE-2019-25695
No fix known EPSS <1%CVSS 8.4
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.
Products: R-Project R, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | r-base | no fix |