CVE-2010-5152 — Race Condition in Internet Security
Severity
6.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 25
Latest updateMay 17
Description
Race condition in AVG Internet Security 9.0.791 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 h…
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 1.9 | Impact: 10.0