Zoom Client for Meetings < 5.8.4 Vulnerability (ZSB-21020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168811

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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-21020 advisory.

- A vulnerability was discovered in the products listed in the Affected Products section of this bulletin which potentially allowed for the exposure of the state of process memory. This issue could be used to potentially gain insight into arbitrary areas of the product's memory. 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-2021-34424)

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: High

ID: 168811

File Name: zoom_client_ZSB-21020.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/15/2022

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-34424

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-34424

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