R Programming Language 1.4.0 < 4.4.0 Insecure Deserialization

high Nessus Plugin ID 195217

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an insecure deserialization vulnerability.

Description

The version of the R Programming Language running on the remote host is 1.4.0 or later, before 4.4.0. It is, therefore, affected by an insecure deserialization vulnerability. Deserialization of untrusted data can occur, enabling a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) formatted file or R package to run arbitrary code on an end user's system when interacted with.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to R version 4.4.0 or later.

See Also

https://hiddenlayer.com/research/r-bitrary-code-execution/

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238194

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/29/3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 195217

File Name: r_lang_CVE-2024-27322.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/9/2024

Updated: 5/10/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27322

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:r-project:r

Required KB Items: installed_sw/R Programming Language

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27322

IAVA: 2024-A-0268