CVE-2014-8002

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.

Published: 2014-11-25 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8002

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8002

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8002

vendor priority summary link
debian 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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco openh264 <= 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:openh264:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8002

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