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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 to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-2978 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from directfb, from opensuse, from suse and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-06-11T14:55:07.550

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	directfb	directfb	1.4.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_workstation_extension	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	12	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/58448 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58448 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For directfb's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.