{"id":"CVE-2010-5159","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-5159","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:55:21.657Z","title":"Race condition in Dr.Web Security Space Pro 6.0.0.03100 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,…","description":"Race condition in Dr.Web Security Space Pro 6.0.0.03100 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","published":"2012-08-25T21:55:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:26:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-362"],"affected":["drweb/web security space"],"epss":{"score":0.00298,"percentile":0.22297,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/67660","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/67660","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5159","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}