CVE-2002-0367 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the smss.exe debugging subsystem of Windows NT and Windows 2000. It allows local users to gain administrator or SYSTEM privileges by duplicating a handle to a privileged process due to improper authentication of connecting programs. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. It is listed in CISA's KEV catalog, confirming active exploitation, and exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its historical importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:-:*:*:terminal_server:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.