CVE-2012-2425
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.8
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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URI.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ 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://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111403/Intuit-Help-System-Protocol-File-Retrieval.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75176
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111403/Intuit-Help-System-Protocol-File-Retrieval.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522139
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75176
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.