CVE-2002-0367

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory