heads up, folks: random vnc (remote desktop) attempts

[Mario Vukelic]

On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 16:55 -0500, H.S. wrote:
> So the remote user first has to expect to get the desktop, on the right
> OS (windows, mac, Linux), the right kernel and architecture and without
> the security updates to get into the system to fiddle with rootkits.

Local exploits usually are considered (rightfully) less severe than
remote exploits. Once the attacker has local access at the right time
(e.g., patch for a known (or unknown) local exploit not yet available)
it's conceivable to be able to elevate privileges to root access via
such a local exploit.