Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 7.0.3330.505.1221 Malware Detection Product race condition ⚔ [Disputed]
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A vulnerability was found in Agnitum Outpost Security Suite 7.0.3330.505.1221 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation of the argument Product
with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Outpost Security Suite Pro 6.7.3.3063.452.0726 and 7.0.3330.505.1221 BETA 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.
The weakness was released 05/05/2010 (Website). The advisory is available at theregister.co.uk. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-5171 since 08/25/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 39924†) and OSVDB (67660†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-61839, VDB-61838, VDB-61837 and VDB-61836.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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Timeline
05/05/2010 🔍05/05/2010 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: theregister.co.ukStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-5171 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 39924 - Multiple Vendor Argument Switch Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 67660 - Multiple Security Product Argument Switch Race Condition Scan Bypass
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PMUpdated: 08/07/2024 01:35 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (50), 08/16/2018 07:20 AM (6), 08/07/2024 01:35 PM (17)
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