{"id":"CVE-2011-5003","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2011-5003","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:58:24.328Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2011-12-25T01:55:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:35:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["avid/media composer"],"epss":{"score":0.62413,"percentile":0.99179,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2011-12-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":18183,"kind":"exploit","title":"AVID Media Composer Phonetic Indexer - Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/18183.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/18183.rb","published":"2011-12-01","added":"2011-12-01","updated":"2011-12-04","author":"Nick Freeman","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2011-5003","OSVDB-77376"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/47047","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/77376","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/47047","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/77376","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5003","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}