CVE-2026-108106
Xerial snappy-java before 1.1.10.9 Unbounded Memory Allocation Denial of Service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Oct 9, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 9, 2026
Description
Xerial snappy-java before 1.1.10.9 contains an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability that allows attackers to exhaust JVM memory by declaring a large uncompressed length in compressed input. Attackers can supply a few crafted bytes to Snappy.uncompress, uncompressString, SnappyInputStream or SnappyFramedInputStream to force allocations up to 2 GB, causing OutOfMemoryError and denial of service.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
snappy-javaxerial |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-q233-g92q-qxp6)vendor-advisory
- Patch Commitpatch
- snappy-java v1.1.10.9 Release Notesrelease-notes
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/blob/v1.1.10.8/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/Snappy.java#L517technical-description
- https://github.com/xerial/snappy-javaproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: Xerial snappy-java before 1.1.10.9 Unbounded Memory Allocation Denial of Servicethird-party-advisory
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