# CVE-2022-35260: curl can be told to parse a \`.netrc\` file for credentials.

- Also known as: CURL-CVE-2022-35260
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-12-05 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- n/a https://github.com/curl/curl: Fixed in 7.86.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a https://github.com/curl/curl, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/1721098
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19

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