Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-05T20:45:12.540Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-06T18:30:46.713Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-25656 vulnerability.

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R-project
  • R
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2019-25656.

URL Resource
https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.5.0/R-3.5.0-win.exe cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46288 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.r-project.org/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/r-i386-local-buffer-overflow-seh cve-icon cve-icon
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