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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.

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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-44302
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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 source

Published 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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