CVE-2011-2217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.88064.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tomsawyer:get_extension_factory:5.5.2.237:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.5:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:infrastructure:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Tomsawyer Subscribe	Get Extension Factory Subscribe
Vmware Subscribe	Infrastructure Subscribe Virtual Infrastructure Client Subscribe

Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=911
http://secunia.com/advisories/44826
http://secunia.com/advisories/44844
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025602
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48099
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67816

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-06-06T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.435Z

Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2217

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-06-06T19:55:03.800

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-2217

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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