VulnerabilityModified

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 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from private chat conversations by reading the file.

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-275
Affected: irssi/buf.pl
Source: security@debian.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65aPatch
https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65aPatch
https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.