Medium severity · published Dec 5, 2022
CVE-2022-35260
curl can be told to parse a `.netrc` file for credentials
6.5
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 12.6.3 · source: NVD
HT
https://github.com/curl/curl ·
Fixed in 7.86.0 · source: vendor
CD
Clustered Data Ontap · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CU
Curl · Haxx
7.84.0 before 7.86.0 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UF
Universal Forwarder · Splunk
8.2.0 before 8.2.12; 9.0.0 before 9.0.6; 9.1.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35260
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35260
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/19
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/20
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/1721098
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230110-0006/
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213604
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