CVE-2019-0985 — Out-of-bounds Write in Microsoft Windows 7
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
15.5%
top 5.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 12
Latest updateMay 24
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 h…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages9 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
1GHSA▶
GHSA-cg3q-ffg6-3wcg: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) improperly handles text-to-speech (TTS) input, aka 'Microsoft Speech↗2022-05-24