HIGH
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 Dec 25, 2011
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 62.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.5.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
62.41% 0.62413
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.62413
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 62.41% (0.62413) | 99.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 62.81% (0.62807) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 75.67% (0.75673) | 98.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 76.83% (0.76828) | 98.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 73.34% (0.73341) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 74.71% (0.74706) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 76.04% (0.76043) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 74.71% (0.74706) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 90.39% (0.90391) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.45% (0.92452) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 90.78% (0.90781) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2024 | 89.91% (0.89905) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 91.10% (0.91097) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 90.54% (0.90543) | 98.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 88.94% (0.88942) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 90.72% (0.90716) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 90.61% (0.90610) | 98.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.71% (0.90710) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.30% (0.73300) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 73.30% (0.73300) | 99.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 9, 2022 | 74.00% (0.73998) | 99.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 9, 2022 | 75.26% (0.75256) | 99.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 75.90% (0.75899) | 99.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47047 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.osvdb.org/77376 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47047 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18183 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/77376 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avid_Media_Composer-Phonetic_Indexer-Remote_Stack_Buffer_Overflow.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50843 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71514 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 25, 2011
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 24, 2011
Link CVE-2011-5003
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a