CVE-2014-2977

Publication date 11 June 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Description

Multiple integer signedness errors in the Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 1.4.13 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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
directfb 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes


seth-arnold

Reporter claims 1.4.3 and newer are vulnerable


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