01 Record
CVE-2006-4021
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-08-17 21:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 18:57Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- cb612273165ebe91c2cd5a811a779d26476ddfa0ec214a345d52c2990c69885f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com19485http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19485
- www.securityfocus.com20060811 ScatterChat Advisory 2006-01: Cryptanalytic Attack Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443038/100/100/threaded
- www.scatterchat.comhttp://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_tech.html
- www.scatterchat.comhttp://www.scatterchat.com/advisories/2006-01_non_tech.html
- securityreason.com1396http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1396