CVE-2012-2420
Description
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, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a URI with a % (percent) character as its (1) last or (2) second-to-last character, in situations where a certain "post-URL data" buffer contains a 0x0000 character but a buffer overflow does not occur.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| intuit | quickbooks | 2009 | |
| intuit | quickbooks | 2010 | |
| intuit | quickbooks | 2011 | |
| intuit | quickbooks | 2012 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/80820
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74548
- http://osvdb.org/80820
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74548
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.