CVE-2010-5166
McAfee Total Protection 2010 10.0.580 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Race condition in McAfee Total Protection 2010 10.0.580 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)
Core 9
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/67660
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
mcafee/total_protection_2010
10.0.580
Published
Aug 25, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026