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CVE-2016-7553

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Date: February 27, 2017

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.

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Related Resources (11)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7553
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-7553
https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7553
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7553
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1
https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txt
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-7553

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permission Issues

CWE-275

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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