>> Microsoft Windows Speech API Remote Code Execution (MS08-032)
Title : Microsoft Windows Speech API Remote Code Execution (MS08-032) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1779 CVE ID : CVE-2007-0675 CWE ID : CWE-264
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-06-10
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by an error in the the Speech Components "sapi.dll" when playing audio files in Internet Explorer, which could allow attackers to issue certain commands via a malicious audio file and execute arbitrary code on a system with the speech recognition feature activated and configured.
Note: This security update also includes a kill bit that will prevent BackWeb Client ActiveX controls from being run in Internet Explorer.
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