# CVE-2017-15049: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Linux systems via the Zoom client's scheme handler due to improper input sanitization.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-47gp-9m87-j35m

## What is CVE-2017-15049?

CVE-2017-15049 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Zoom Zoom, published on 19 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0.115900.1201 does not properly sanitize user input when constructing a shell command, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the zoommtg:// scheme handler.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15049?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zoom Zoom.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15049 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15049 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Zoom Linux Client 2.0.106600.0904 - Command Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Zoom

- [CVE-2018-15715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15715/): Missing authorization in Zoom (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39216/): Cross-site scripting in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-36534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36534/): Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2019-13567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13567/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15048/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15049 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15049 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Zoom Zoom, published on 19 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-15049 exists.

Affected product: Zoom Zoom. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15049/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15049/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15049
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15049
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15049

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15049/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.