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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2016-7553: Vulnerability in Irssi

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Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2016-7553: Vulnerability in Irssi

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/27/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/19/2018
Modified
02/17/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-entire-11-4-11-4-0-0-1-15-0

References

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