Is CVE-2014-8001 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8001 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8001?

CVE-2014-8001 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-8001

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in decode.cpp in Cisco OpenH264 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an encoded media file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-7850)
Published: November 25, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-7850 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / openh264

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36500(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://github.com/cisco/openh264/pull/1088/files(Patch)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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