CVE-2007-0675

Description

A certain ActiveX control in sapi.dll (aka the Speech API) in Speech Components in Microsoft Windows Vista, when the Speech Recognition feature is enabled, allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files, and conduct other unauthorized activities, via a web page with an embedded sound object that contains voice commands to an enabled microphone, allowing for interaction with Windows Explorer.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 39.15% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/01/31/issue-regarding-windows-vista-speech-recognition.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/30578 third party advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004012.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22359 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5489 vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 vendor advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004007.html mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020232 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1779/references vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032 vendor advisory
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004003.html mailing list
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004005.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0675?
CVE-2007-0675 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0675?
To fix CVE-2007-0675, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0675 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0675 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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