CVE-2007-2222
Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) ActiveListen (Xlisten.dll) and (2) ActiveVoice (Xvoice.dll) speech controls, as used by Microsoft…
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- microsoft
Description
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 4065 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 49 days later
· 49 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 54.7% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (14)
- ie-speech-code-execution(34630) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35353 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- VU#507433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 25627 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 4065 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- SSRT071438 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 24426 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1018235 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/win_speech_2k_sp4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2153 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA07-163A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/win_speech_xp_sp2.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS07-033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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