Vulnerability CVE-2016-7553
Published: 2017-02-27   Modified: 2017-02-28

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Irssi -> Buf.pl 

 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
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