Denial of service in Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU95821

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42443

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux: 6.0.0 4563 - 6.1.1 443

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_linux:6.0.0:4563:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_linux:6.0.2:4680:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_linux:6.0.10:5325:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-24035/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.