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CVE-2011-2217 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tomsawyer get extension factory
5.5.2.237

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tomsawyer:get_extension_factory:5.5.2.237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware virtual infrastructure client
2.0.2
2.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
vmware infrastructure
3

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2217
NVD Published Date:
Jun 6, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-2217 Details - Not Deferred