CVE-2012-2425

Severity: low (CVSS 1.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-04-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

Intuit Quickbooks: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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

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