CVE-2002-0367
smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which al
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 is affected. A local user on the system could exploit the weak authentication to gain administrator or SYSTEM-level privileges.
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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.
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