Use-after-free vulnerability in decode_slice.cpp in Cisco OpenH264 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an encoded media file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8002 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 3.36% | 2.13% | -1.23% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 2.13% | 3.36% | +1.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 2.13% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2014-8002 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openh264), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8002 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36501 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/cisco/openh264/pull/1096/files | Patch |