CVE-2026-90797

CVSS 7.7 (high) · published 2026-10-20

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.

Weakness: CWE-409

Source: NVD CVE-2026-90797

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/pj83174r8f8f64odf47fwhozbfjtot0f
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/gsbotof0qn8x6zlpd7t568ny4053jo0n
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/12

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