CVE-2010-5151

CVE-2010-5151 describes a race condition in Avast! Internet Security 5.0.462 on Windows XP, allowing local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers and execute dangerous code. This vulnerability, also known as an argument-switch or KHOBE attack, affects Avast! Internet Security and Microsoft Windows XP. It carries a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a 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, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.