CVE-2026-108106: Xerial snappy-java before 1.1.10.9 Unbounded Memory Allocation Denial of Service
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-108106 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in xerial snappy-java. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 8.7 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 1 · Downstream 0Timeline
- 09-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
10 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
31%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard169 products
- apache-hopAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.19.0-r9
- apache-hop-fipsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.19.0-r7
- apache-nifi-2.11All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.11.0-r15
- apache-nifi-2.12All versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.12.0-r10
- apache-polarisAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi31 products
- apicurio-registryAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.3.3-r10
- cassandra-4.1All versions (No fix recorded)
- cassandra-5.0All versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.0.9-r15
- celeborn-0.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- debezium-3.5-connector-jdbcAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.5.2-r9
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References
12 links- github.com/xerial/snappy-java/security/advisories/GHSA-q233-g92q-qxp6Vendor AdvisoryREPORTWEBAdvisory
- github.com/xerial/snappy-java/blob/v1.1.10.8/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/Snappy.javaTechnical DescriptionREPORTWEBARTICLE