Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012 HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 04/25/2012 by Derek Soeder as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2418 since 04/25/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58848 (Intuit QuickBooks Help System Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75170) and Tenable (58848). See 60645, 60644, 60643 and 60642 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 58848
Nessus Name: Intuit QuickBooks Help System Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgResearcher: Derek Soeder
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-2418 (🔍)
X-Force: 75170
Vulnerability Center: 35014 - Intuit QuickBooks 2009-2012 with IE Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted URI, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52836 - Intuit QuickBooks 'HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll' Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48686
OSVDB: 80820
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/01/2021 13:24
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 04/11/2017 11:17 (10), 12/01/2021 13:24 (4)
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