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CVE-2002-0367

Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH

7.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score47.5310%

EPSS Percentile88.86th

PublishedJun 25, 2002

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Microsoft

Windows 2000

All versions

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Microsoft

Windows Nt

= 4.0

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Microsoft

Windows Nt

= 4.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2

🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287

🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024

🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158

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