CVE-2011-2217

Published: Jun 6, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Certain ActiveX controls in (1) tsgetxu71ex552.dll and (2) tsgetx71ex552.dll in Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory 5.5.2.237, as used in VI Client (aka VMware Infrastructure Client) 2.0.2 before Build 230598 and 2.5 before Build 204931 in VMware Infrastructure 3, do not properly handle attempted initialization within Internet Explorer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted HTML document.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

vmware

commercial·USaka vmware inc

virtual infrastructure clientOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / virtualization

infrastructureOn-prem

Cloud & SaaS / virtualization

tomsawyer

get extension factoryOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=911

labs.idefense.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/44826

secunia.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/44844

secunia.com

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