FKIE_CVE-2010-5165

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-25 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:26
Severity
Summary
Race condition in Malware Defender 2.6.0 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
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
cve@mitre.orghttp://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/67660
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/67660
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
torchsoft malware_defender 2.6.0
microsoft windows_xp *
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