Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20142978000
Revision Date:2014-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-2978 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-2978
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'directfb' package in trusty is not affected.
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