Name
CVE-2026-56003
Description
A heap buffer overflow due to missing size checking in the property buffer when parsing PCF files in libXfont2 ComputeScaledProperties() before libXfont2 before 2.0.8 could be used by attackers using authenticated X clients to execute code within the X server.
CWEs
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Analysis#
Vulnerability Ratings#
8.5
CVSSv31
8.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other
Others affected components#
Resolved with patches#
libxfont (yocto:scarthgap)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
bitscale: add bounds check to computeProps for property
Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
CVE-2026-56003
libxfont2 (yocto:scarthgap)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
bitscale: add bounds check to computeProps for property
Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
CVE-2026-56003