Melange Chat Server (aka M-Chat), when accessed via a web browser, automatically sends cookies and other sensitive information for a…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• 16747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.oh2600.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 463 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 18984 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060221 grab cookie information with Melange Chat Server 1.10 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• melange-chat-command-information-disclosure(24868) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-0917](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-0917.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-0917)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:56 UTC.