CVE-2026-56003
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 10:16:23.577000
Last modified
2026-10-25 20:10:00.147000
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