Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| tornadoweb / tornado | affected 0 before 6.5.8; unaffected 6.5.8 |
CWE
CWE-770
References
- https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-8423-8fgw-73vq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tornado-before-6.5.8-memory-amplification-dos-via-multipart
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.