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Case File

CVE-2010-5173

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-08-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2010-5173
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.29%
Windows

Original Filing — NVD Description

Race condition in PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0.0.88 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