CVE-2017-15048

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0...

8.8 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0.115900.1201 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the zoommtg:// scheme handler.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

10.2%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-15048
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15048
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6523 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6523
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fw3-9926-rq8q 8.8

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0...

Record: GHSA-4fw3-9926-rq8q
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

zoom

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Zoom Linux Client 2.0.106600.0904 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (PoC)	2017-12-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15048 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Zoom, published December 19, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.