CVE-2011-5059

Stack-based buffer overflow in Final Draft 8 before 8.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SmartType element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-5002. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2012-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-5059 is rated High Risk (70/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.55%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5059

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.31% 3.55% -0.76%
2 2026-02-14 5.54% 4.31% -1.23%
3 2025-09-10 — 5.54% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-5059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
finaldraft finaldraft 8 cpe:2.3:a:finaldraft:finaldraft:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
finaldraft finaldraft 8.01 cpe:2.3:a:finaldraft:finaldraft:8.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5059

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/47044 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence