Ubuntu: USN-3184-1 (CVE-2016-7553): Irssi vulnerabilities
2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
10/13/2016
07/25/2018
02/02/2017
04/25/2018
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)
- ubuntu-upgrade-irssi
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