CVE-2010-5164

Summary

CVECVE-2010-5164
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-25 21:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in KingSoft Personal Firewall 9 Plus 2009.05.07.70 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

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-94 | n/a | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 2009.05.07.70 - plus All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 affected 2009.05.07.70 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
KHOBE Not So High On The Richter Scale - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.f-secure.com
www.osvdb.org/67660 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
KHOBE – 8.0 earthquake for Windows desktop security software - www.matousec.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 matousec.com
Multiple Vendor Argument Switch Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
You just can’t trust a drunk » CounterMeasures af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 countermeasures.trendmicro.eu
New attack bypasses virtually all AV protection • The Register af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.theregister.co.uk
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Advisory 2010-05-05.01 - www.matousec.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 matousec.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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