Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2007-2222
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) ActiveListen (Xlisten.dll) and (2) ActiveVoice (Xvoice.dll) speech controls, as used by Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ActiveX object that triggers memory corruption, as demonstrated via the ModeName parameter to the FindEngine function in ACTIVEVOICEPROJECTLib.DirectSS.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.547 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 5.01, 6, 7.0
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server — versions sp1, sp2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)