Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2420
CVE-2012-2420
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, 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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:intuit:quickbooks:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=2009, <=2012
Patches
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/522138nvdExploit
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979nvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/80820nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74548nvd
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