#VU63593 Resource exhaustion in Zoom Video Communications, Inc. products - CVE-2022-22780

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63593

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2022-22780

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Windows
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Zoom Workplace App for Android
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones
Zoom Workplace App for iOS
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when parsing .zip archives. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted ZIP archive, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Windows: 5.0.0 23168.0427 - 5.6.1 617

Zoom Workplace App for Android: 5.0.1 23478.0429 - 5.8.4 2783

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS: 5.0.0 23186.0427 - 5.7.0 446

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for Linux: 5.1.418436.0628 - 5.8.0 16

Zoom Workplace App for iOS: 5.0.0 23161.0427 - 5.8.6 1819

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External links
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/#ZSB-22002

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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