CVE-2014-2978

The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4...

10.0 HighFix available

CVE-2014-2978 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Directfb, published June 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.10%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in directfb 1.7.0-2.1.mga4.

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.

Exploit likelihood

6.10%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2014-2978
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-2978
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-3000 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-3000
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c84x-q5hx-4xvc No score

The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.4...

Record: GHSA-c84x-q5hx-4xvc
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2015-0176 No score

Updated directfb packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated directfb packages fix security vulnerabilities:

Multiple integer signedness errors in the Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2014-2977).

The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 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 (CVE-2014-2978).

Record: MGASA-2015-0176
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10535-1 No score

DirectFB-1.7.7-5.9 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the DirectFB-1.7.7-5.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10535-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0839-1 No score

Security update for DirectFB

DirectFB was updated to fix two security issues.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

CVE-2014-2977: Multiple integer signedness errors could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2014-2978: Remote attackers could cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0839-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`directfb` Mageia:4	before 1.7.0-2.1.mga4	1.7.0-2.1.mga4
`DirectFB` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	before 1.7.1-4.1	1.7.1-4.1
`DirectFB` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12	before 1.7.1-4.1	1.7.1-4.1
`DirectFB` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12	before 1.7.1-4.1	1.7.1-4.1
`DirectFB` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	before 1.7.1-4.1	1.7.1-4.1
`DirectFB` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12	before 1.7.1-4.1	1.7.1-4.1
`DirectFB` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 1.7.7-5.9	1.7.7-5.9

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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