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
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4678-1 | libxfont security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6388-1 | libxfont security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8560-1 | libXfont vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000
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X.org
X.org libxfont |
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| Vendors & Products |
X.org
X.org libxfont |
Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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threat_severity
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Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0000
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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 |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: suse
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-09T03:55:45.984Z
Reserved: 2026-06-18T09:26:55.988Z
Link: CVE-2026-56001
Updated: 2026-07-08T12:08:10.855Z
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-26T18:15:17Z
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN