CVE-2010-5155
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRace condition in Blink Professional 4.6.1 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
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceRace condition in Blink Professional 4.6.1 security software on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers via an argument-switch (KHOBE) attack. The flaw exploits timing windows during hook-handler execution to bypass the security software's protection mechanisms, enabling malicious code to execute that would normally be blocked by behavior-based detection but not by signature-based detection.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.6.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Blink Professional is installedCheck for Blink Professional in Add/Remove Programs or look for its installation directory (typically under Program Files/EyeWave or similar)Affected if Blink Professional security software is present on the system
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Confirm installed version is 4.6.1Open Blink's About dialog, check registry key under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Blink\ProductVersion, or run 'blink -v' from the installation directoryAffected if Version displayed is exactly 4.6.1 (no other versions are affected)
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Identify operating systemRun 'winver' or check System Properties to see the Windows versionAffected if System is running Windows XP (the only affected OS for this vulnerability)
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Verify security hooks are activeCheck Blink's status interface or examine if kernel-mode hooks are loaded - look for blink.sys driver loaded via 'sc query blink' or in Device Manager under non-plug and play driversAffected if Blink's kernel-mode hook handlers are enabled and running
System is affected only if Blink Professional version 4.6.1 is installed on Windows XP with the security software's kernel-mode hooks active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataSince this is a flaw in the security product itself and affects Windows XP (end-of-life), primary remediation is migrating off Windows XP and implementing application whitelisting as an additional defense-in-depth layer, while investigating modern endpoint protection alternatives to Blink Professional.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-5155 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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