Heap Buffer Overflow in libXfont2 <2.0.8 (BitmapScaleBitmaps) X Server RCE
CVE-2026-56001 Published on July 8, 2026

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

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-56001 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

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().


Products Associated with CVE-2026-56001

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Affected Versions

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