CVE-2014-2978

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-2978
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-11 14:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Directfb Directfb 1.4.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-55) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:223 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Advisory SA58448 - DirectFB Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0176 - Updated directfb packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
oss-security - [CVE-2014-2978] DirectFB remote out-of-bounds write vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0839-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0807-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Directfb.org | Linux & Development af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail.directfb.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710443 Gentoo Linux DirectFB Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-55)

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