CVE - CVE-2011-2217

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2217	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:48099 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48099 CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html IDEFENSE:20110603 Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability URL:http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=911 SECTRACK:1025602 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025602 SECUNIA:44826 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/44826 SECUNIA:44844 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/44844 XF:vmware-viclient-code-exec(67816) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67816
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110531	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110531)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)