CVE-2006-3669

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Mercury Messenger: through 1.7.1.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440243/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27767
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440243/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27767

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