{"id":"CVE-2016-7553","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7553","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:04:18.915Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-02-27T22:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@debian.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":3.3,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-275"],"affected":["irssi/buf.pl"],"epss":{"score":0.0039,"percentile":0.33002,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txt","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/","source":"security@debian.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/26/4","tags":["Mailing List","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93155","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://irssi.org/security/buf_pl_sa_2016.txt","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OM3WHWQ7RIAOZSOZZUM4CUYGKSIAGJJ/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7553","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}