GHSA-pv52-98qj-pq55MediumCVSS 6.5

curl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials. If that file endsin a line with 4095...

Published
December 6, 2022
Last Modified
October 14, 2026

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📋 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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