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.
Published: 2003-04-02
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 4.9% Low
KEV: Yes
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0364 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.
History

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics kev

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ssvc

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:57.464Z

Reserved: 2002-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0367

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:28.090Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:57:17.883

Link: CVE-2002-0367

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management