CVE-2026-56002 (GCVE-0-2026-56002)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 09:12 – Updated: 2026-07-08 09:12
VLAI
Title
libXfont2 PCF Font Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow
Summary
A heap bufferflow in pcfReadFont() due to missing glyph bounds checking in libXfont2 before 2.0.8 allows attackers authenticated as X client to execute code within the X server.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based buffer overflow
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfont/… | patch |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/… | vendor-advisory |
Date Public
2026-07-08 09:08
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