Melange Chat Server unknown command error message information disclosure
| melange-chat-command-information-disclosure (24868) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Melange Chat System could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send an unknown command to the chat server to cause an error message to be sent to all connected users containing sensitive information. An attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- MELANGE CHAT SYSTEM Home page: melange chat server for linux.
- BID-16747: Melange Chat Session Header Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0917: Melange Chat Server (aka M-Chat), when accessed via a web browser, automatically sends cookies and other sensitive information for a server to any port specified in the associated link, which allows local users on that server to read the cookies from HTTP headers and possibly gain sensitive information, such as credentials, by setting up a listening port and reading the credentials when the victim clicks on the link.
- SA18984: Melange Chat Server Information Disclosure Security Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Christian Walter Melange Chat System 1.10
Reported:
Feb 22, 2006
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