# CVE-2012-2424: Null dereference in n/a

> Remote attackers can crash QuickBooks via a malformed URI in Internet Explorer, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Low 1.8 (`AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vp6x-rh2w-5863

## What is CVE-2012-2424?

CVE-2012-2424 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a URI that lacks a required delimiter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intuit Quickbooks.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-0322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0322/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4471/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-5198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5198/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2012-2418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2418/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2422/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2424 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2424/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2424

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.