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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-103262 — Tornado versions before 6.5.9 contain an unbounded memory accumulation vulnerabi...

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Executive Summary

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.

Analysis

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. CVSS Score: 7.5. Published: 2026-10-01T11:17:21.050.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-103262
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Oct 1, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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