A different type of security problem in Vista
Posted 1/31/2007 by Steve Sinchak - Total Views: 7,444 - Views Today: 1

Today a new security issue with Windows Vista was discovered. This security issue is not an exploit in the traditional sense and does not take advantage of any code vulnerability in Windows Vista. Instead, it works when a sound files is played on your computer. If you have speech recognition turned on as well as your speakers and Mic, speech recognition may listen to the commands and do the actions. 

What I really want to know is how long till Symantec Speaker Mute is released to protect us against this dangerous vulnerability?

Seriously, this problem is not unique to Windows Vista per say. It really affects any speech recognition software. None the less, still an interesting story that presents a situation where a security issue can still exist even if the code is 100% perfect.

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