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CVE-2016-7553

Published: Feb 27, 2017 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7553
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/275.html

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Buf.pl Irssi * 2.13 (including)
Irssi Ubuntu precise *
Irssi Ubuntu trusty *
Irssi Ubuntu upstream *
Irssi Ubuntu xenial *
Irssi Ubuntu yakkety *

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