CVE-2019-25656 (GCVE-0-2019-25656)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-05 20:45 – Updated: 2026-04-06 18:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
R i386 3.5.0 Local Buffer Overflow SEH
Summary
R i386 3.5.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI Preferences dialog that allows local attackers to trigger a structured exception handler (SEH) overwrite by supplying malicious input. Attackers can craft a payload string in the 'Language for menus and messages' field to overwrite SEH records and achieve code execution with calculator or arbitrary shellcode.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-06 18:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46288 | exploit |
| https://www.r-project.org/ | product |
| https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3… | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-i386-local… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2019-01-31 00:00
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