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.
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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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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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-20T16:17:15.643
Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:15.643
Link: CVE-2026-90797
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