CVE-2010-5168
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 on Windows XP...
Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 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
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.2
Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 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
- Record
CVE-2010-5168- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 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
- Record
CVE-2010-5168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-5127 No score
Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 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
- Record
EUVD-2010-5127- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m325-c3jh-4fj2 No score
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 on Windows XP...
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 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.
- Record
GHSA-m325-c3jh-4fj2- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-5168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010, published August 25, 2012. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk
securityfocus.com/bid/39924
matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
osvdb.org/67660