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CVE-2014-2978

The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4 allows remote attackers

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.08143
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

6
directfball versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
suse linux enterprise workstation extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD11 Jun 2014 · 02:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10535-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0839-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html
http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/58448
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223
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