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CVE-2010-5178 Detail

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Current Description

Race condition in ThreatFire 4.7.0.17 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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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
http://www.osvdb.org/67660
http://www.osvdb.org/67660
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-5178
NVD Published Date:
08/25/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE