CVE-2006-3669
Mercury Messenger, possibly 1.7.1.1 and other versions, when running on a multi-user Mac OS X...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-3669- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-3669- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3664 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3664- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c48g-4mfx-p8f8 No score
Mercury Messenger, possibly 1.7.1.1 and other versions, when running on a multi-user Mac OS X...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c48g-4mfx-p8f8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3669 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Mercury Messenger Messenger, published July 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.