A heap buffer overflow in BitmapScaleBitmaps in libXfont2 before 2.0.8 due to an overflowing 32bit size could be used by attackers able to access the X Server to execute code within the X server cont
History

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First Time appeared X.org
X.org libxfont
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org libxfont

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Metrics ssvc

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


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Description A heap buffer overflow in BitmapScaleBitmaps in libXfont2 before 2.0.8 due to an overflowing 32bit size could be used by attackers able to access the X Server to execute code within the X server cont
Title libXfont2 BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published: 2026-07-08T08:49:24.706Z

Updated: 2026-07-09T03:55:45.984Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T09:26:55.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-56001

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T12:08:10.855Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-56001 - Bugzilla