CVE-2007-2222

Exp

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.

Published: 2007-06-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-2222 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.10%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2222

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4066 exploit_db edb 2007-06-13 Exploit-DB ↗
4065 exploit_db edb 2007-06-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2222

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-15 63.61% 64.10% +0.49%
2 2026-01-29 63.27% 63.61% +0.33%
3 2025-12-28 — 63.27% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2222

URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/35353
http://retrogod.altervista.org/win_speech_2k_sp4.html
http://retrogod.altervista.org/win_speech_xp_sp2.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25627 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018235
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4065
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507433 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24426
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2153 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-033
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34630
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2031
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