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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…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.2%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- quickbooks-intuit-bo(75170) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 80820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20120330 Intuit Help System Protocol URL Heap Corruption and Memory Leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#232979 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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