CVE-2006-4021

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The cryptographic module in ScatterChat 1.0.x allows attackers to identify patterns in large numbers of messages by identifying collisions using a birthday attack on the custom padding mechanism for ECB mode encryption.

Affected products

Scatterchat: 1.0.1

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1396
http://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_non_tech.html
http://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_tech.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443038/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19485
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1396
http://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_non_tech.html
http://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_tech.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443038/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19485

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