Is CVE-2014-9449 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9449 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9449?

CVE-2014-9449 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-9449

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the RiffVideo::infoTagsHandler function in riffvideo.cpp in Exiv2 0.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long IKEY INFO tag value in an AVI file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-0021)
Published: January 2, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-0021 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

exiv2 / exiv2
fedoraproject / fedora

References

http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/960(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository/diff?rev=3264&rev_to=3263(Issue Tracking)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148382.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61801(Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71912
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2454-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-03

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

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