CVE-2017-15049 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the Zoom client for Linux, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.0.115900.1201. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system by exploiting improper user input sanitization within the ZoomLauncher binary when handling the zoommtg:// scheme. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists (EDB-43354), indicating its exploitability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.115900.1201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.