CVE-2011-5003
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Phonetic Indexer (AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe) in Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 4659.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Phonetic Indexer (AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe) in Avid Media Composer 5.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 4659.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 62.41% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 December 2011
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- avid/media composer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 62.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47047Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183
- http://www.osvdb.org/77376
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47047Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183
- http://www.osvdb.org/77376
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.