| Name | CVE-2014-2978 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| directfb (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 1.7.7-9 | fixed |
| trixie, bookworm | 1.7.7-11 | fixed |
| sid | 1.7.7-13 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| directfb | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- directfb <not-affected> (Vulnerable code was introduced in 1.4.4)