CVE-2011-2217

critical VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
88.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 6, 2011 (5456 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

tomsawyer get extension factoryvmware virtual infrastructure clientvmware infrastructure

References

🔗 labs.idefense.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com