CVE-2016-7553 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive private chat data from Irssi scrollbuffer files due to weak file permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7553?
CVE-2016-7553 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-275
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Irssi Buf.pl.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7553?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7553, DLA-722-1, GHSA-6fh2-w324-phpv, MGASA-2016-0384, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7553.