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CVE-2019-25485

Published: Mar 11, 2026

Modified: Apr 7, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

Description

R 3.4.4 on Windows x64 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI Preferences language menu field that allows local attackers to bypass DEP and ASLR protections. Attackers can inject a crafted payload through the Language for menus preference to trigger a structured exception handler chain pivot and execute arbitrary shellcode with application privileges.

VendorProductVersions

R-Project

R

affected
3.4.4

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

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