CVE-2010-5160
MEDIUMESET Smart Security <4.2.35.3 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Race condition in ESET Smart Security 4.2.35.3 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
References (9)
Scores
CVSS v3
4.5
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Classification
CWE
CWE-362
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
eset/smart_security
Timeline
Published
Aug 25, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026