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.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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


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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.
Title libXfont2 computeProps Property Buffer Heap Buffer Overflow
First Time appeared X.org
X.org libxfont2
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org libxfont2
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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-08T12:06:51.966Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-56003

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T12:06:44.417Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T15:15:04Z

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