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CVE-2011-5003

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 62.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2011-12-25 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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

• Avid Media Composer: through 5.5.3

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/47047
• 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/47047
• 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

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