CVE-2014-8002

7.5 · HIGH

Published Nov 25, 2014 cisco CWE-119 EPSS 2.24% (82th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-8002 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco openh264. It was published on November 25, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update openh264 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
cisco	openh264	0	Affected

References

Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36501 GitHub github.com/cisco/openh264/pull/1096/files Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=36501 GitHub github.com/cisco/openh264/pull/1096/files

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-8002?

CVE-2014-8002 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco openh264. It was published on November 25, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-8002?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-8002?

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