New Batch of XP SP2 Holes

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."

Comments

Re:I Never Use Remote Desktop

[jmanforever]

Let me re-phrase that then...

Just the idea of "remote desktop access" IN MS-WINDOWS sounds like a security problem waiting to happen.

or maybe it should just be:

Just the idea of MS-WINDOWS sounds like a security problem waiting to happen.

Re:Firewall too?

[f0rt0r]

We are not just talking about any firewall, we are talking about Microsoft's integrated software firewall. I hope this clarifies why it is unsecure.