CVE-2010-5184
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Race condition in ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 9.1.507.000 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
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (2)
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- checkpoint zonealarm extreme security= 9.1.507.000nvdUScpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:zonealarm_extreme_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (27)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.htmlcnnvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.htmlcnnvd
- http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/cnnvd
- http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.phpcnnvd
- http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.phpcnnvd
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5184cnnvd
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