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Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.7.3 Vulnerability (ZSB-22002)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 168796
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Synopsis
The remote host has an application installed that is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The version of Zoom Client for Meetings installed on the remote host is prior to 5.7.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-22002 advisory.- The Zoom Client for Meetings chat functionality was susceptible to Zip bombing attacks in the following product versions: Android before version 5.8.6, iOS before version 5.9.0, Linux before version 5.8.6, macOS before version 5.7.3, and Windows before version 5.6.3. This could lead to availability issues on the client host by exhausting system resources. Users can help keep themselves secure by applying current updates or downloading the latest Zoom software with all current security updates from https://zoom.us/download. (CVE-2022-22780)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Zoom Client for Meetings 5.7.3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 168796
File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-22002_2.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 12/15/2022
Updated: 12/16/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22780
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:zoom:zoom, cpe:/a:zoom:meetings
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, installed_sw/zoom
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-22780