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1st February 2007 - Link Blog

Microsoft confirms Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw. “I have verified that I can create a sound file that can wake Vista speech recognition, open Windows Explorer, delete the documents folder, and then empty the trash.”

Posted 1st February 2007 at 5:19 pm

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