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High · 7.8 CVE-2019-0985 EUVD-2019-1716GHSA-cg3q-ffg6-3wcg

Microsoft Speech API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jun 12, 2019 · Updated May 20, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows 7 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Systems Service Pack 1 6.1.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 – < publication publication

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