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CVE-2002-0367

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published6/25/2002

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-03

Remediation Due Date2022-03-24

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_2000microsoft:windows_nt

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269CWE-269

References

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76(cve@mitre.org)

http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101614320402695&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264441(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264927(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4287(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A158(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A76(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2002-0367(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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