1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/io/stream_reader.cpp b/src/io/stream_reader.cpp
index f6f30a5b49..28c1e1d89f 100644
--- a/src/io/stream_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/io/stream_reader.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace nbt
 namespace io
 {
 
+static constexpr int MAX_DEPTH = 1024;
+
 std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<tag_compound>> read_compound(std::istream& is, endian::endian e)
 {
     return stream_reader(is, e).read_compound();
@@ -74,8 +76,11 @@ std::pair<std::string, std::unique_ptr<tag>> stream_reader::read_tag()
 
 std::unique_ptr<tag> stream_reader::read_payload(tag_type type)
 {
+    if (++depth > MAX_DEPTH)
+        throw input_error("Too deeply nested");
     std::unique_ptr<tag> t = tag::create(type);
     t->read_payload(*this);
+    --depth;
     return t;
 }