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Sensitive information sent insecurely In curl

Description

When asked to 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 a default entry that omits both login and password. A rare circumstance.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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