CVE-2016-7553

Name	CVE-2016-7553
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-722-1
Debian Bugs	838762

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
irssi (PTS)	bullseye	1.2.3-1	fixed
	bookworm	1.4.3-2	fixed
	sid, trixie	1.4.5-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
irssi	source	wheezy	0.8.15-5+deb7u1	DLA-722-1
irssi	source	jessie	0.8.17-1+deb8u2
irssi	source	(unstable)	0.8.20-2		838762

Notes

Fixed by: https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/commit/f1b1eb154baa684fad5d65bf4dff79c8ded8b65a
https://irssi.org/2016/09/22/buf.pl-update/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/24/1