cURL up to 8.11.0 netrc File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cURL. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component netrc File Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-11053. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cURL and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component netrc File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

When asked to both use a `.netrc` file for credentials and to follow HTTP redirects, curl could leak the password used for the first host to the followed-to host under certain circumstances. This flaw only manifests itself if the netrc file has an entry that matches the redirect target hostname but the entry either omits just the password or omits both login and password.

The weakness was released by Harry Sintonen. The advisory is shared at curl.se. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-11053 since 11/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212704 (Curl 6.5 < 8.11.1 Information Disclosure (CVE-2024-11053)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212704) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0167). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Oracle MySQL
  • Debian Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • MariaDB MariaDB

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.4
CNA Vector (curl): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212704
Nessus Name: Curl 6.5 < 8.11.1 Information Disclosure (CVE-2024-11053)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2024 🔍
12/11/2024 +32 days 🔍
12/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2025 +356 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: curl.se
Researcher: Harry Sintonen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-11053 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11053
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287761
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0167 - Oracle MySQL: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2024 08:52
Updated: 12/02/2025 21:21
Changes: 12/11/2024 08:52 (54), 12/13/2024 01:56 (2), 12/15/2024 17:34 (12), 12/15/2024 18:38 (5), 02/19/2025 15:04 (3), 12/02/2025 21:21 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:2F3:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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