Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgphoto2 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBGPHOTO2-16114933
  • published21 Apr 2026
  • disclosed18 Apr 2026
  • creditSebasteuo

Introduced: 18 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-40340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the ptp_unpack_OI function when processing a malicious PTP ObjectInfo response. An attacker can cause the application to read memory beyond the intended buffer by supplying specially crafted data, potentially leading to information disclosure or application crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1