Buffer overflow in Avid Media Composer
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.624 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.624 · newest: 0.624 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183 (exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/77376 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/47047 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonet…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-5003?
- CVE-2011-5003 is a vulnerability in Avid Media Composer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-12-25.
- Is CVE-2011-5003 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.