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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mercury Messenger 1.7.1.1 (Messaging Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file users. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Mercury Messenger, possibly 1.7.1.1 and other versions, when running on a multi-user Mac OS X platform, stores chat logs with world-readable permissions within the /Users directory, which allows local users to read the chat logs from other users.
The weakness was released 07/18/2006 by Hans Wolters (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3669 since 07/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (27767).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Unproven
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/17/2006 🔍07/17/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: Hans Wolters
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-3669 (🔍)
X-Force: 27767 - Mercury Messenger /Users directory information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 19005 - Mercury Messenger Users Directory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 07/31/2018 05:56
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (48), 07/31/2018 05:56 (7)
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