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CVE-2016-7553
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…
Low3.3EPSS 0.39%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- debian
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By debian
- 6 months later
· 6 months later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- [oss-security] 20160926 Re: CVE Request: irssi: information disclosure vulnerabilit in buf.pl (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160924 CVE Request: irssi: information disclosure vulnerabilit in buf.pl (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-39de4eb5e7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 93155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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