CVE-2026-90797
Published:October 20, 2026
Updated:October 21, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/couchdb.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.5.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.3Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
Exploit Maturity
UNREPORTED
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.67