CVE-2018-25258
HIGH EPSS 8.6%
Published Apr 12, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.6 CVSS 4.0
Published Apr 12, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
RGui 3.5.0 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the GUI preferences dialog that allows attackers to bypass DEP protections through structured exception handling exploitation. Attackers can craft malicious input in the Language for menus and messages field to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, execute a ROP chain for VirtualAlloc allocation, and achieve arbitrary code execution.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
8.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Resource Mgmt
References 4
- cran.r-project.org https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/old/3.5.0/R-3.5.0-win.exe
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46107
- r-project.org https://www.r-project.org/
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rgui-local-buffer-overflow-seh-dep-bypass
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.