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CVE-2012-2420

The intu-help-qb (aka Intuit Help System Async Pluggable Protocol) handlers in HelpAsyncPluggableProtocol.dll in Intuit

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.

LOW · CVSS 1.8 EPSS 0.00163
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Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
intuit quickbooksall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 522138www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumInternet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled
productmediumInternet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

1.8
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD25 Apr 2012 · 08:55 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/80820
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/232979US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74548
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