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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2Mailing List
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.phpBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2Mailing List
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.phpBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2002-0367US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jun 25, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 3, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed