Advisory Details

August 17th, 2021

(Pwn2Own) Zoom Heap based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-971
ZDI-CAN-13587

CVE ID CVE-2021-34407
CVSS SCORE 7.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS Zoom
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Client
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Zoom Clients. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of encrypted messages. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Zoom has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-08-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade from Computest
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