SB2022020858 - Information disclosure in Zoom client
Published: February 8, 2022 Updated: May 24, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22779)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the Keybase clients for macOS and Windows does not properly remove exploded messages initiated by a user. This can occur if the receiving user switches to a non-chat feature and places the host in a sleep state before the sending user explodes the messages. This could lead to disclosure of sensitive information which was meant to be deleted from a user’s filesystem.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.