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CVE-2002-0367
Published: Apr 2, 2003
Modified: Oct 22, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20020326 Re: DebPloit (exploit)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20020314 DebPloit (exploit)
mailing-list
x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
4287
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
MS02-024
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
20020327 Local Security Vulnerability in Windows NT and Windows 2000
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:76
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
20020314 Fwd: DebPloit (exploit)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
win-debug-duplicate-handles(8462)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:158
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
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