CVE-2011-2217

Exp

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.

Published: 2011-06-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2217 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 88.06%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2217

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19030 exploit_db edb 2012-06-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2217

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-13 88.25% 88.06% -0.19%
2 2025-03-17 95.86% 88.25% -7.61%
3 2025-03-11 — 95.86% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2217

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2217

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tomsawyer get_extension_factory 5.5.2.237 cpe:2.3:a:tomsawyer:get_extension_factory:5.5.2.237:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtual_infrastructure_client 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware virtual_infrastructure_client 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:virtual_infrastructure_client:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware infrastructure 3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:infrastructure:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2217

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