What is CVE-2011-2217?

CVE-2011-2217 is a vulnerability in Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-06-06.

Is CVE-2011-2217 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory

CVE-2011-2217

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2011-06-06 · 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: 0.420 (98.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.420 · newest: 0.420 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory — versions 5.5.2.237
VMware Infrastructure — versions 3
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client — versions 2.0.2, 2.5

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

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67816 (vdb-entry)
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/44844 (third-party-advisory)
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/48099 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/44826 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2217?: CVE-2011-2217 is a vulnerability in Tomsawyer Get Extension Factory, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2011-06-06.
Is CVE-2011-2217 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.