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Zoom app user? Beware! Ignore this govt warning at your peril

India has warned Zoom users of high-risk vulnerability issues. Here’s what you should know.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Oct 14 2022, 13:53 IST
TikTok, Zoom, WhatsApp: Here are the top 10 downloaded apps globally for May 2020
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1/11 Sensor Tower's latest report for app downloads in May shows that TikTok was the most downloaded non-game app. India contributed 20% of the overall downloads. (SensorTower)
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2/11 TikTok was the most downloaded app worldwide (non-game) for May 2020 with more than 111.9 million installs, a 2x year-over-year increase from May 2019. The most downloads are still from India.  (Reuters)
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3/11 Zoom was the second most installed non-game app worldwide last month with close to 94.6 million installs, a 43x increase from May 2019. The countries with the largest number of Zoom installs were the US at 17%, followed by India at 17%.  (REUTERS)
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4/11 India remains one of the biggest markets for WhatsApp and once more, the messaging app was one of the most downloaded apps of the month.  (Pixabay)
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5/11 Adding to the list of most-downloaded non-gaming apps, Facebook comes in at 4th place.  (REUTERS)
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6/11 Facebook's Messenger added a host of new features to it, like Messenger Rooms, in an attempt to keep up with video calling apps like Zoom. The Messenger was the 5th most downloaded app of May 2020.  (Facebook)
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7/11 We would have been disappointed if Instagram was not on this list. The photo-sharing app comes in 6th amongst the most downloaded non-game apps for May 2020.  (Pixabay)
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8/11 Much like Messenger, Google Meet upped its repertoire to keep up with other video calling apps. The ever trustworthy Google Meet comes in at the 7th spot.  (Google )
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9/11 India's Covid-19 tracker came in at the 8th spot. The app rode the high of being made mandatory and garnered a massive number of downloads after launch. In May though, the app stood at the 8th spot for the most downloaded app globally.  (AP)
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10/11 So what if the buck's reigned in at 480fps!? YouTube made a place for itself in the top 10 by coming in 9th.   (Bloomberg)
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11/11 The last app on the list of top 10 is Snapchat. While Snapchat wasn't a big name over the lockdown, it remains popular globally.  (REUTERS)
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Zoom vulnerabilities can even prevent users from activating video and audio meetings. (Bloomberg)

If you are using Zoom app for video calls, then you should sit up and pay notice! India has warned about the high risk present on the video conferencing platform Zoom. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Zoom products.” Attackers are getting entry into the Zoom users' system and carrying out malicious activities. According to the information provided by CERT-In, the flaws reported in the Zoom product have been exploited by an authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions. Also, attackers have executed arbitrary code or caused a denial of service conditions on the targeted system.

“Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Zoom products. The flaws could be exploited by an authenticated attacker to bypass security restriction, execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service conditions on the targeted system,” the CERT-IN report mentioned in the vulnerability note.

Who is affected?

All Zoom users need to bring their attention to this affected version. The report has stated that the reported flaws are found on Zoom On-Premise Meeting Connector MMR which is running on version 4.8.20220916.131 and before. Also, Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with 5.10.6 and prior to 5.12.0 are affected by the vulnerabilities. The report by CERT-In confirms that these vulnerabilities exist due to improper access control and debugging port misconfiguration flaws.

If you are using any of these versions, then you need to worry as an authenticated user could exploit these vulnerabilities and take advantage of the debugging port to connect to and control the Zoom Apps. Not just that, hackers could also prevent users from receiving audio and video meetings.

What Zoom users should do

Zoom users are advised to upgrade their app to the latest version. Here's a quick guide on how to update your Zoom App:

  • First, you will need to launch the Zoom desktop application.
  • Now open the Windows Start menu and scroll down to the Zoom folder.
  • After that, open the profile from the drop-down menu available in the top right corner next to Search.
  • Tap on check for updates. In case any update is available and you are running on an older version, it will show an on-screen prompt to start the installation.

 

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First Published Date: 14 Oct, 13:52 IST
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