CVE-2026-40338

libgphoto2 has OOB read in ptp_unpack_Sony_DPD() enumeration count parsing in ptp-pack.c

Published Apr 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in the PTP_DPFF_Enumeration case of `ptp_unpack_Sony_DPD()` in `camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c` (line 856). The function reads a 2-byte enumeration count N via `dtoh16o(data, *poffset)` without verifying that 2 bytes remain in the buffer. The standard `ptp_unpack_DPD()` at line 704 has this exact check, confirming the Sony variant omitted it by oversight. Commit 3b9f9696be76ae51dca983d9dd8ce586a2561845 fixes the issue.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8586-1 libgphoto2 vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Gphoto
Gphoto libgphoto2
Vendors & Products Gphoto
Gphoto libgphoto2
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Description libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. Versions up to and including 2.5.33 have an out-of-bounds read in the PTP_DPFF_Enumeration case of `ptp_unpack_Sony_DPD()` in `camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c` (line 856). The function reads a 2-byte enumeration count N via `dtoh16o(data, *poffset)` without verifying that 2 bytes remain in the buffer. The standard `ptp_unpack_DPD()` at line 704 has this exact check, confirming the Sony variant omitted it by oversight. Commit 3b9f9696be76ae51dca983d9dd8ce586a2561845 fixes the issue.
Title libgphoto2 has OOB read in ptp_unpack_Sony_DPD() enumeration count parsing in ptp-pack.c
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 20, 2026, 4:16 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 10:50 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 18, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 17, 2026, 11:40 PM