heads up, folks: random vnc (remote desktop) attempts
Mario Vukelic
mario.vukelic at dantian.org
Mon Feb 16 22:07:57 UTC 2009
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.
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