CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-35260

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.70%

86th percentile - higher than 86% of all known CVEs

Summary

curl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials. If that file ends in a line with 4095 consecutive non-white space letters and no newline, curl would first read past the end of the stack-based buffer, and if the read works, 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.

Risk Assessment

A malicious user can provide a custom netrc file, causing application crash and denial of service.

Recommendation

Update curl to a version containing the fix or avoid using .netrc files from untrusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS