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CVE-2010-5165

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in Malware Defender 2.6.0 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

Key facts

CVSS score
6.2 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-362
EPSS score
0.3% (23th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2010-5124)
Published
August 25, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-5124 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows xp
  • torchsoft / malware defender

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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