CVE-2007-0675
Windows Vista - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion via Speech Recognition ActiveX Control
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2007/01/31/issue-regarding-windows-vista-speech-recognition.aspx
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30578
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004012.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22359
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5489
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004007.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020232
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1779/references
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004003.html
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/004005.html
Scores
EPSS
0.1722
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Feb 03, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026