CVE-2002-0367
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
Yes
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2002-03-13 First Exploit
- 2002-05-08 CVE Reserved
- 2002-06-25 CVE Published
- 2022-03-03 Exploited in Wild
- 2022-03-24 KEV Due Date
- 2024-07-17 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
CWE
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21344 | 2002-03-13 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/262074 | 2024-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8462.php | 2018-10-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-024 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 2000 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 2000" | * | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Nt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Nt" | 4.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Nt" and version "4.0" | - |
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