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    CVE-2012-2418

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit QuickBooks 2009 through 2012, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a URI with a % (percent) character as its (1) last or (2) second-to-last character.

    Published:Apr 25, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 25, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00268
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Intuit
    Product
    Quickbooks
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2012-2425 (CVSS 1.8) — The intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll …
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High