Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0176
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0176)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'directfb' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0176 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'directfb' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0176 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated directfb packages fix security vulnerabilities: Multiple integer signedness errors in the Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 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 (CVE-2014-2977). The Dispatch_Write function in proxy/dispatcher/idirectfbsurface_dispatcher.c in DirectFB 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 (CVE-2014-2978). Affected Software/OS: 'directfb' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2977 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:223 http://mail.directfb.org/pipermail/directfb-dev/2014-March/006805.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/9 http://secunia.com/advisories/58448 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0839 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00003.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0807 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00019.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2978 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/10
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