Buffer overflow in Zoom Video Communications, Inc. products - CVE-2024-42436

 

Buffer overflow in Zoom Video Communications, Inc. products - CVE-2024-42436

Published: August 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95826
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42436
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can crash the application.


Affected software

Zoom Workplace App for iOS
Zoom Workplace App for Android
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Windows
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42436

Install updates from vendor's website.

Zoom Workplace App for iOS - update to 6.1.0 16182
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Windows - update to 6.1.0 41135
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - update to 6.1.0 35886
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - addressed in versions 5.17.14, 6.0.11
Zoom Workplace App for Android - update to 6.1.0 22482
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux - update to 6.1.0 198

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