Microsoft Windows Vista speech recognition (sapi.dll) command execution
| win-speech-command-execution (42699) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Microsoft Windows Vista Speech Recognition functionality could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. If a user has configured and activated Speech Recognition on their system and the speakers and microphone are enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page containing an embedded audio file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.3 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 3.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Dailydave Mailing List, Tue Jan 30 09:42:27 EST 2007: Vista speach recognition.
- Dailydave Mailing List, Tue Jan 30 20:05:31 EST 2007: Vista speach recognition.
- HPSBST02344 SSRT080087 rev.1: Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS08-030 to MS08-036.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-032: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (950760).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-032: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973346).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-055: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973525).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-008: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (978262).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-034: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (980195).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-027: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2508272).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-090: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2618451).
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008891, Rev 1: Centrex IP Client Manager (CICM) response to Microsoft June security bulletin.
- The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog, Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:24 PM: Issue regarding Windows Vista Speech Recognition.
- ASA-2008-234: MS08-032 Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (950760)
- BID-22359: Microsoft Windows Speech Components Voice Recognition Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0675: 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.
- SA30578: Microsoft Windows Speech Recognition Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1020232: Microsoft Speech API Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1779: Microsoft Windows Speech API Remote Code Execution (MS08-032)
Platforms Affected:
- HP Storage Management Appliance 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
Reported:
Jan 30, 2007
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