Infinite Loop Vulnerability in Snappier Compression Library by Snappier Team
CVE-2026-44302

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Brantburnett

Status
Snappier
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-44302?

The Snappier compression library, a C# implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm, contains a vulnerability that leads to an infinite loop during the decompression of malformed framed-format Snappy streams. This issue occurs with streams as small as 15 bytes and can result in a denial of service. Users of Snappier versions prior to 1.3.1 should upgrade to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Snappier < 1.3.1

References

https://github.com/brantburnett/Snappier/security/advisor...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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