Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012 HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll input validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012. This affects an unknown code in the library HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 04/25/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2425 since 04/25/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
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 and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (58848). Similar entries are available at 60644, 60643, 60642 and 60641.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Partially
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Nessus ID: 58848
Nessus Name: Intuit QuickBooks Help System Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
04/24/2012 🔍04/25/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-2425 (🔍)
X-Force: 75176
SecurityFocus: 52836
Secunia: 48686
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/01/2021 14:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 02/16/2019 15:33 (3), 12/01/2021 14:11 (3), 12/01/2021 14:12 (1), 12/01/2021 14:14 (1)
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