CVE-2010-5160 json
Race condition in ESET Smart Security 4.2.35.3 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and execute dangerous…
published 14y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-5119
- cvss
- 4.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Race condition in ESET Smart Security 4.2.35.3 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
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2y ago
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- eset smart_security
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
mailing-list
- countermeasures.trendmicro.eu /you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/39924
vdb-entry
- matousec.com /info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/67660
vdb-entry
- theregister.co.uk /2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
- 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-2010-5160
- NVD CVE-2010-5160
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