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(CVE-2017-16611)\n","status":"published","published":"2017-12-06T11:43:08Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:00.80857762Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:40.442238Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:10921-1","title":"libXfont-devel-1.5.4-2.18 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the libXfont-devel-1.5.4-2.18 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:51:20.582531Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:34.894275Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:10922-1","title":"libXfont2-2-2.0.5-1.2 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the libXfont2-2-2.0.5-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:40:37.540435Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:34.894275Z"},{"id":"USN-3500-1","title":"libxfont, libxfont1, libxfont2 vulnerability","description":"It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening\nfont files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause the X\nserver to access arbitrary files, including special device files.\n","status":"published","published":"2017-11-29T18:01:32Z","modified":"2026-04-22T09:41:17.110504Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:13.496563Z"},{"id":"USN-8560-1","title":"libxfont vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled scaling bitmap\nfonts, leading to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker able to access\nthe X server could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2026-56001)\n\nIt was discovered that libXfont did not properly check glyph bounds\nwhen reading PCF fonts, leading to a heap buffer overflow. An\nauthenticated X client could use this issue to cause libXfont to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2026-56002)\n\nIt was discovered that libXfont did not properly check the size of the\nproperty buffer when parsing PCF fonts, leading to a heap buffer\noverflow. An authenticated X client could use this issue to cause\nlibXfont to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-56003)","status":"published","published":"2026-07-20T12:28:31Z","modified":"2026-07-21T13:20:11.018061694Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:25.103481Z"}]}}