Race condition in McAfee Total Protection 2010 10.0.580 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
Published Aug 25, 2012
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Race condition in McAfee Total Protection 2010 10.0.580 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
Affected products
No data.
- 10.0.580
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 20.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 21.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/67660 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/67660 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/ | x_refsource_MISC |
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