CVE-2026-103262

EUVD-2026-90656
Tornado versions before 6.5.9 contain an unbounded memory accumulation vulnerability in CurlAsyncHTTPClient that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service by sending a compressed response. Attackers can send a gzip-encoded decompression bomb that accumulates in memory without size limits, causing the application process to be killed by out-of-memory conditions.
Data Amplification
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
VulnCheckCNA
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
tornadowebtornado
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< 6.5.9
CNA
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Codename
python-tornado
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
vulnerable
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/e412435febba4569c552c5c9054f1bf92bd171a9
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-chx6-46f5-w4vp
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.5.9-denial-of-service-via-curlasynchttpclient