Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.8.4 Vulnerability (ZSB-21019)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 168797

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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 5.8.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ZSB-21019 advisory.

- A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the products listed in the Affected Products'' section of this bulletin. This can potentially allow a malicious actor to crash the service or application, or leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Zoom has addressed this issue in the latest releases of the products listed in the section below. Users can help keep themselves secure by applying current updates or downloading the latest Zoom software with all current security updates.
(CVE-2021-34423)

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 5.8.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 168797

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-21019.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/15/2022

Updated: 12/16/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-34423

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:zoom:zoom, cpe:/a:zoom:meetings

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-34423

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