Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-35260
CVE-2022-35260
Description
curl can be told to parse a .netrc file for credentials. If that file endsin a line with 4095 consecutive non-white space letters and no newline, curlwould first read past the end of the stack-based buffer, and if the readworks, write a zero byte beyond its boundary.This will in most cases cause a segfault or similar, but circumstances might also cause different outcomes.If a malicious user can provide a custom netrc file to an application or otherwise affect its contents, this flaw could be used as denial-of-service.
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References
7- hackerone.com/reports/1721098nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213604nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213605nvdThird Party Advisory
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