CVE-2024-52804
python-tornado: Tornado has HTTP cookie parsing DoS vulnerability
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 23, 2024
Updated · August 6, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Tornado's HTTP cookie parsing algorithm. This vulnerability allows excessive CPU consumption via maliciously crafted cookie headers due to Quadratic complexity, potentially blocking the processing of other requests and leading to the loss of availability of the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-1333 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity