An unlimited gzip decompression routine in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows any remote client to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description An unlimited gzip decompression routine in chttpd in Apache CouchDB 3.5.2 and below on all platforms allows any remote client to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.3, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache CouchDB: Pre-authentication gzip decompression bomb via POST /_session
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/S:N/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Red'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T16:52:44.129Z

Reserved: 2026-09-13T15:01:20.073Z

Link: CVE-2026-90797

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T16:17:15.643

Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:15.643

Link: CVE-2026-90797

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