Deserialization of untrusted data in R programming language - CVE-2024-27322
Published: April 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89063
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27322
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: R Foundation
Affected software:
R programming language
R programming language
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27322
Install updates from vendor's website.