CVE-2010-5157 json
Race condition in Comodo Internet Security before 4.1.149672.916 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and…
published 14y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-5116
- cvss
- 6.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Race condition in Comodo Internet Security before 4.1.149672.916 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.
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0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
mailing-list
- countermeasures.trendmicro.eu /you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
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securityfocus.com
/bid/39924
vdb-entry
- matousec.com /info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
mailing-list
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osvdb.org
/67660
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/65254
vdb-entry
- theregister.co.uk /2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
- forums.comodo.com /news-announcements-feedback-cis/comodo-internet-security-41149672916-released-t57051.0.html
- f-secure.com /weblog/archives/00001949.html
- matousec.com /info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-5157
- NVD CVE-2010-5157
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