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Snappier: Infinite loop in SnappyStream decompression on malformed framed input
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Snappier is a high performance C# implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm. Prior to 1.3.1, Snappier.SnappyStream enters an uncatchable infinite loop when decompressing a malformed framed-format Snappy stream as small as 15 bytes. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.1.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-44302
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 4 Nov 2026, 05:18 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Snappier: Infinite loop in SnappyStream decompression on malformed framed input
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 May 2026, 21:33 UTC
Snappier is a high performance C# implementation of the Snappy compression algorithm. Prior to 1.3.1, Snappier.SnappyStream enters an uncatchable infinite loop when decompressing a malformed framed-format Snappy stream as small as 15 bytes. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.1.
osv:CVE-2026-44302
Complete source record
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