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.
CVE-2026-56003
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 67% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 33%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 8, 2026
Last Modified
July 9, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026oss-security - FW: X.Org Security Advisory: multiple security issues in libXfont2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/1bitscale: add bounds check to computeProps for property buffer (dff957a5) · Commits · xorg / lib / libXfont · GitLab
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfont/-/commit/dff957a5158da038a282a59a31fe736702732939Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56003(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:51063Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update
- RHSA-2026:51062Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update
- RHSA-2026:51060Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update
- RHSA-2026:51061Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update
- RHSA-2026:47103Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update
- CVE-2026-56003Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
libXfont2 computeProps Property Buffer Heap Buffer Overflow
- GHSA-3v92-8994-jg8pGitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
A heap buffer overflow due to missing size checking in the property buffer when parsing PCF files...
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libxfont1 (1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.4+esm2) @ trusty | 2026-08-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-12.el9_6.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.6-5.el10_0.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-2.el7_9 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-2.el8_6.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-2.el8_8.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-12.el9_4.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-2.el8_4.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-12.el9_2.1 | 2026-08-06 | redhat |
| redhat | libXfont2-0:2.0.3-2.el8_10.1 | 2026-07-28 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont | 1:2.0.4-1 | 1:2.0.4-1+deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont | 1:2.0.6-1 | 1:2.0.6-1+deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont | 1:2.0.6-1 | 1:2.0.6-1+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxfont | 1:2.0.6-1, 1:2.0.6-1+hurd.1, 1:2.0.6-2 | 1:2.0.8-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:51058IMPORTANT2026-07-08
RHSA-2026:51058 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:51059IMPORTANT2026-07-08
RHSA-2026:51059 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:51066IMPORTANT2026-07-08
RHSA-2026:51066 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2026:51067IMPORTANT2026-07-08
RHSA-2026:51067 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-8560-1MEDIUM
libXfont vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 156× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 236 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-08-30 07:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-30 07:38 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-30 07:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-27 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-27 21:52 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-27 21:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-27 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-27 01:45 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-27 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-26 08:30 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-26 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-26 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-25 13:30 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-23 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-18 11:34 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-17 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 19:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 19:38 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-16 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 05:50 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 05:50 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-16 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-11 09:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-10 20:21 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-08-10 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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