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.
Published: 2026-10-09
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Xerial snappy-java before 1.1.10.9 Unbounded Memory Allocation Denial of Service
First Time appeared Xerial
Xerial snappy-java
Weaknesses CWE-789
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xerial:snappy-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xerial
Xerial snappy-java
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}


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Xerial Snappy-java
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T14:33:29.499Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T13:44:40.883Z

Link: CVE-2026-108106

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-09T15:17:11.550

Modified: 2026-10-09T17:06:17.770

Link: CVE-2026-108106

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-09T14:33:29Z

Links: CVE-2026-108106 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-10T02:30:05Z

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