Race condition in Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010 17.50.1647.0000...
Vulnerability Description
Race condition in Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010 17.50.1647.0000 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
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-05/0026.html
- http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/you-just-cant-trust-a-drunk/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39924
- http://matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-05/0066.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/67660
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/07/argument_switch_av_bypass/
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001949.html
- http://matousec.com/info/advisories/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php
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