What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2418?

CVE-2012-2418 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-2418?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-2418. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.3%.

Quickbooks CVE-2012-2418

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-04-25 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Quickbooks

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 25, 2012 - 20:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Intuit Quickbooks. Version information: through 2012.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.