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New Batch of XP SP2 Holes

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the yet-again dept.

terap writes "Microsoft has acknowledged that it is working on a patch for a potentially serious security hole in the 'Remote Desktop' feature. It affects fully patched versions of Windows XP Service Pack 2, even with the integration firewall turned on. There is a possibility this could lead to code execution attacks."

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  1. Oh great, another Microsoft bug story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Seriously, it's funny how any bugs or exploits related to Microsoft products get the front page derogatory treatment on slashdot, and any other vulnerabilities from Linux, Apple, etc don't get the same sensationalistic coverage.

    Considering that slashdot is a Linux-centric site, what's the reason for posting all this Microsoft minutiae? Doesn't everybody here run Linux, so it's irrelevant to the readership?

    I find it funny the editors are probably pushing their thirties, yet still act like 5 year olds toward a billion dollar corporation that has contributed more and done more for the world than they can ever hope to.

    1. Re:Oh great, another Microsoft bug story by KiloByte · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      They do. Any vulnerability in Linux-based distributions and/or Fruits gets a lot more spotlight than Windows ones.
      However, the fact that you can see a lot more holes in Microsoft products is not accidental.

      Also, don't forget that in Linux world, you will get security fixes for a bug that allows one user to mangle a shared scoreboard for a game on a multi-user box. On Windows, you don't get any bugs announced unless they are of the remote access kind.
      According to Microsoft, they don't consider ways to crack a local system to be bugs.

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  2. Who the fuck... by Virak · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...uses the integrated firewall? Seriously, get yourself a real firewall. And unless your life (or job) depends upon it, you shouldn't be using remote desktop, either.

  3. Re:More and more by shmlco · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So true. Well, I gotta run. I need to install the latest version of Firefox... ;)

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