Quickbooks
CVE-2012-2419
LOW
Severity by source
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Memory leak 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 consumption) via a URI with multiple references to the same name-value pair.
AnalysisAI
Memory leak 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,. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.8). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. Memory leak 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 consumption) via a URI with multiple references to the same name-value pair. Affected products include: Intuit Quickbooks. Version information: through 2012.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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