PT-2011-3687 · Vmware+2 · Vi Client+2

Published 2011-06-06 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-2217

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory versions 5.5.2.237 VI Client (aka VMware Infrastructure Client) versions 2.0.2 before Build 230598 VI Client (aka VMware Infrastructure Client) versions 2.5 before Build 204931

Description The issue arises from certain ActiveX controls in Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory not handling initialization within Internet Explorer properly. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption via a crafted HTML document.

Recommendations For Tom Sawyer GET Extension Factory version 5.5.2.237, update to a version that properly handles ActiveX control initialization. For VI Client (aka VMware Infrastructure Client) version 2.0.2, update to Build 230598 or later. For VI Client (aka VMware Infrastructure Client) version 2.5, update to Build 204931 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2217

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Tom Sawyer Get Extension Factory

Vi Client

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/tom_sawyer_tsgetx71ex552.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19030 · Exploit
• http://vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2217 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44826 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025602 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44844 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67816 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/48099 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=911 · Note