CVE-2016-7553
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
Description
The buf.pl script before 2.20 in Irssi before 0.8.20 uses weak permissions for the scrollbuffer dump file created between upgrades, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from private chat conversations by reading the file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.8.20-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.8.20-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.8.20-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.8.20-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.8.20-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| irssi | buf.pl | {"endIncluding":"2.13"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155
- https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a
- https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txt
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7553
CWEs
CWE-275
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.