CVE-2014-2978
DirectFB Voodoo Interface Out-of-Bounds Write
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2978
vulnerability.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:directfb:directfb:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:directfb:directfb:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 12, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-2978
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.37 }} 0.02%
score
0.90359
percentile