CVE-2014-2978: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Jun 11 2014(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Directfb Directfb | =1.4.4 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =13.1 | |
| openSUSE openSUSE | =13.2 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop | =12 | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =12 | |
| Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension | =12 | |
| SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | =12 |
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Reference Links
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55
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