CVE-2019-0985
Microsoft Speech API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 12, 2019
- Updated
- May 20, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 26, 2018
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) improperly handles text-to-speech (TTS) input. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted document containing TTS content invoked through a scripting language. The update address the vulnerability by modifying how the system handles objects in memory.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 7Microsoft |
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
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