CVE-2002-0367
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- May 8, 2002
Description
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process, as demonstrated by DebPloit.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- 20020326 Re: DebPloit (exploit)mailing-list
- 20020314 DebPloit (exploit)mailing-list
- 4287vdb-entry
- MS02-024vendor-advisory
- 20020327 Local Security Vulnerability in Windows NT and Windows 2000mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:76vdb-entrysignature
- 20020314 Fwd: DebPloit (exploit)mailing-list
- win-debug-duplicate-handles(8462)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:158vdb-entrysignature
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2002-0367government-resource
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