CVE-2014-2978

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 11, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-2978: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix