CVE-2010-5157 describes a race condition in Comodo Internet Security versions prior to 4.1.149672.916 on Windows XP. This vulnerability, known as an argument-switch or KHOBE attack, allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers by manipulating user-space memory during handler execution, enabling the execution of dangerous code. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.141842.828CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:comodo:comodo_internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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