libgphoto2 has OOB read in ptp_unpack_DPV() UINT128/INT128 handling in ptp-pack.c

Summary

CVECVE-2026-40335
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-18 00:16:37 UTC
Updated2026-04-18 00:16:37 UTC
Descriptionlibgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in `ptp_unpack_DPV()` in `camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c` (lines 622–629). The UINT128 and INT128 cases advance `*offset += 16` without verifying that 16 bytes remain in the buffer. The entry check at line 609 only guarantees `*offset < total` (at least 1 byte available), leaving up to 15 bytes unvalidated. Commit 433bde9888d70aa726e32744cd751d7dbe94379a patches the issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.2 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Gphoto Libgphoto2 affected <= 2.5.33 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2/commit/433bde9888d70aa726e32744cd751d7dbe94... [email protected] github.com
github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2/security/advisories/GHSA-g4g5-c2x9-cqfj [email protected] github.com
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