CVE-2011-2217

CVE Database · CVE-2011-2217

CVE-2011-2217

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

41.96%

Published

Jun 6, 2011

Modified

Apr 28, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit (1)

All weaponized →

Exploit-DBTom Sawyer Software GET Extension Factory - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Products (4)

tomsawyer · get_extension_factoryvulnerable

vmware · virtual_infrastructure_clientvulnerable

vmware · infrastructurevulnerable

References (14)

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/44826

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/44844

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025602