CVE-2010-5175
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Aug 25, 2012
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2012
Description
Race condition in PrivateFirewall 7.0.20.37 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
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 20100505 KHOBE - 8.0 earthquake for Windows desktop security softwaremailing-list
- http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
- 39924vdb-entry
- http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
- 20100505 KHOBE - 8.0 earthquake for Windows desktop security softwaremailing-list
- 67660vdb-entry
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
- http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
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