CVE-2011-2217

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2217
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-06 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionCertain 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory 5.5.2.237 All All All
Application Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory 5.5.2.237 All All All
Application Vmware Infrastructure 3 All All All
Application Vmware Infrastructure 3 All All All
Application Vmware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.5 All All All
Application Vmware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.0.2 All All All
Application Vmware Virtual Infrastructure Client 2.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Tom Sawyer Software GET Extension Factory Object Initialization Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
VMSA-2011-0009.3 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Vendor Advisory
iDefense Security Intelligence Services - Information Security Services - Verisign IDEFENSE labs.idefense.com
Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
VMware Products VI Client ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
VMware VI Client ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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