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

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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

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Windows 7Microsoft
  • 6.1.0 to before publicationAffected
Windows 7 Service Pack 1Microsoft
  • 6.1.0 to before publicationAffected
Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1Microsoft
  • 6.1.0 to before publicationAffected
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft
  • 6.1.7601.0 to before publicationAffected
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft
  • 6.1.7601.0 to before publicationAffected

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