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CVE-2026-56001

libXfont2 BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.0.8
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

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

Timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • libXfont2

    fixed in 2.0.8

References 2

openwall.com

gitlab.freedesktop.org