CVE-2016-7553
First published: Mon Feb 27 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@debian.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Irssi Buf.pl | <=2.13 |
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Reference Links
- 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/remedy
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/source
- vendor/irssi
- canonical/irssi buf.pl
- version/irssi buf.pl/2.13