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CVE-2022-22779:
Zoom Client vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Keybase Clients for macOS and Windows before version 5.9.0 contains a vulnerability (CVE-2022-22779) related to improper removal of exploded messages. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 9, 2022, and affects Keybase applications on macOS and Windows operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability occurs when 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 results in a failure to properly remove exploded messages. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.7 (Low) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, and a CVSS v2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information which was meant to be deleted from a user's filesystem. This occurs when exploded messages fail to be properly removed from the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Keybase version 5.9.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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