Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-5161
Race condition in F-Secure Internet Security 2010 10.00 build 246 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and execute dangerous code that would otherwise be blocked by a handler but not blocked by signature-based malware detection, via certain user-space memory changes during hook-handler execution, aka an argument-switch attack or a KHOBE attack. NOTE: this issue is disputed by some third parties because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-5161
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-5161
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.2
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
1.9
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-5161
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-5161
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http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
Simply Security News, Views and Opinions from Trend Micro, Inc
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http://www.osvdb.org/67660
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
Multiple Vendor Argument Switch Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
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http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
New attack bypasses virtually all AV protection • The Register
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http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
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http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
News from the Lab Archive : January 2004 to September 2015
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
Products affected by CVE-2010-5161
- cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security_2010:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Microsoft » Windows Xp