CVE-2002-0367 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2002-0367

smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does...

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

windows 2000, windows nt
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 2nd, 2003
Last Modified: October 22nd, 2025
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.