CVE-2010-5177
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 on Windows XP allows...
Race condition in Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 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: the vendor disputes this issue 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 Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 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: the vendor disputes this issue because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute
- Record
CVE-2010-5177- 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 Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 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: the vendor disputes this issue because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute
- Record
CVE-2010-5177- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-5136 No score
Race condition in Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 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: the vendor disputes this issue because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute
- Record
EUVD-2010-5136- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cr83-c6wf-x27w No score
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 on Windows XP allows...
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5 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: the vendor disputes this issue because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute.
- Record
GHSA-cr83-c6wf-x27w- 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-2010-5177 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Sophos Endpoint Security And Control, published August 25, 2012. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk
nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/05/11/khobe-vulnerability-earth-shaker
securityfocus.com/bid/39924
matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/05/11/khobe-vulnerability-game-security-software
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archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
osvdb.org/67660
theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass
f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5177
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr83-c6wf-x27w