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Status published
Critical
CVE-2014-2978
The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
The 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html
- http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58448
Affected Vendor
directfb
View all reports →Affected Software
directfb, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise software development kit, linux enterprise workstation extension, suse linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.4, 13.1, 13.2, 12
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 11th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.