Tornado before 6.5.8 Memory Amplification DoS via multipart
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-91990
PublishedTornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-91990
PublishedTornado before 6.5.8 Memory Amplification DoS via multipart
Tornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.
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- 15 Sep 2026 15:18:31 UTC
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- 15 Sep 2026 16:05:11 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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