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CVE-2025-67726 Detail

Description

Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. Versions 6.5.2 and below use an inefficient algorithm when parsing parameters for HTTP header values, potentially causing a DoS. The _parseparam function in httputil.py is used to parse specific HTTP header values, such as those in multipart/form-data and repeatedly calls string.count() within a nested loop while processing quoted semicolons. If an attacker sends a request with a large number of maliciously crafted parameters in a Content-Disposition header, the server's CPU usage increases quadratically (O(n²)) during parsing. Due to Tornado's single event loop architecture, a single malicious request can cause the entire server to become unresponsive for an extended period. This issue is fixed in version 6.5.3.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/commit/771472cfdaeebc0d89a9cc46e249f8891a6b29cd GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/releases/tag/v6.5.3 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/tornadoweb/tornado/security/advisories/GHSA-jhmp-mqwm-3gq8 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-834 Excessive Iteration GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-67726
NVD Published Date:
12/12/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/12/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.