CVE-2010-5162 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can bypass kernel-mode security hooks via a race condition to execute blocked malicious code in G DATA TotalCare.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-5162?

CVE-2010-5162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in G DATA TotalCare 2010 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

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5162?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gdata Totalcare 2010.

How do I fix CVE-2010-5162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-5162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mx6q-9p52-pgfg.

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