CVE catalog

CVE-2014-2978

directfb: CVE-2014-2978

Severity: Low
Published: May 16, 2014, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 6.10% · Oct 27, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	directfb	bookworm	`1.7.7-11`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	directfb	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lib++dfb-1.7-7]Not affected
Source package: [directfb]
Details (2)
- 1.7.7-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
- 1.7.7-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
[libdirectfb-1.7-7]Not affected
Source package: [directfb]
Details (2)
- 1.7.7-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
- 1.7.7-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
[libdirectfb-bin]Not affected
Source package: [directfb]
Details (2)
- 1.7.7-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
- 1.7.7-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
[libdirectfb-dev]Not affected
Source package: [directfb]
Details (2)
- 1.7.7-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
- 1.7.7-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
[libdirectfb-extra]Not affected
Source package: [directfb]
Details (2)
- 1.7.7-11 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm
- 1.7.7-11 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · directfb · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:28 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]