Buffer overflow in Directfb
CVE-2014-2978
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Directfb — versions 1.4.4
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html (vendor-advisory)
- mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html (mailing-list)
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/58448 (third-party-advisory)