CVE-2010-5181

Race condition in VIPRE Antivirus Premium 4.0.3272 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
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:gfi:vipre_antivirus:4.0.3272:-:premium:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:06

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Summary ** DISPUTED ** Race condition in VIPRE Antivirus Premium 4.0.3272 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. Race condition in VIPRE Antivirus Premium 4.0.3272 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

Information

Published : 2012-08-25 21:55

Updated : 2024-04-11 00:47


NVD link : CVE-2010-5181

Mitre link : CVE-2010-5181

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-5181


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Products Affected

gfi

  • vipre_antivirus

microsoft

  • windows_xp
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')