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CVE-2026-56001

libXfont2 BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow

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
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
X ≫ Libxfont Version >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.8
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Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.37% 0.288
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
meissner@suse.de 8.5 1.8 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfont/-/commit/be0b08e2d354138d3222b4490e2a77c6ee42f778
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/1
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