VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-2978

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability6.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-06-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references