CVE-2006-4021 Information

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.

Reference

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