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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3000 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:28:46.419Z

Reserved: 2014-04-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-2978

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-06-11T14:55:07.550

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-2978

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