CVE-2014-2977

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.20% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/9 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html vendor advisory
http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html mailing list
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0176.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/58448 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2977?
CVE-2014-2977 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2977?
To fix CVE-2014-2977, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2977 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2977 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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