CVE-2019-6001 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) of numerous Canon EOS series digital cameras and select PowerShot models. This flaw allows an attacker on the same network segment to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted setadapterbatteryreport command. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this vulnerability requires physical proximity for exploitation but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including demonstrations of ransomware attacks on affected cameras.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_x_mkii_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos-1d_c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos_5d_mark_iii_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canon:eos_5d_mark_iv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.