Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012 HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function in the library HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-2420. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intuit QuickBooks 2009/2010/2011/2012. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a URI with a % (percent) character as its (1) last or (2) second-to-last character, in situations where a certain "post-URL data" buffer contains a 0x0000 character but a buffer overflow does not occur.

The weakness was published 04/25/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2420 since 04/25/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 (74548), Tenable (58848), OSVDB (80820†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35016†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60645, VDB-60644, VDB-60643 and VDB-60642. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 58848
Nessus Name: Intuit QuickBooks Help System Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-2420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60640
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X-Force: 74548
SecurityFocus: 52836
Secunia: 48686
OSVDB: 80820
Vulnerability Center: 35016 - Intuit QuickBooks with Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Crafted URI, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2024 11:52
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 04/11/2017 11:17 (8), 12/01/2021 13:35 (5), 12/03/2024 11:52 (15)
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