What is CVE-2011-2089?

CVE-2011-2089 is a vulnerability in Iconics Bizviz, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-05-13.

Is CVE-2011-2089 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Iconics Bizviz

CVE-2011-2089

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetActiveXGUID method in the VersionInfo ActiveX control in GenVersion.dll 8.0.138.0 in the WebHMI subsystem in ICONICS BizViz 9.x before 9.22 and GENESIS32 9.x before 9.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the argument. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2011-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.383 (98.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.383 · newest: 0.383 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Iconics Bizviz — versions 9.0, 9.01, 9.1
Iconics Genesis32 — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/ICONICS_WebHMI.pdf (Exploit)
www.osvdb.org/72135 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/44417 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-131-01.pdf (US Government Resource)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1174 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47704 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17240 (Exploit, exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17269 (Exploit, exploit)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67267 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2089?: CVE-2011-2089 is a vulnerability in Iconics Bizviz, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-05-13.
Is CVE-2011-2089 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.