CVE-2012-2418

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Intuit Quickbooks: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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/75170
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/75170

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