Re: RDP over the internet

[Ansgar Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2012-01-10 Ricardo Ferreira wrote:
> On 10-01-2012 16:00, Mike Hale wrote:
> > "Don't leave port 3389 open on the Internet at all, the port is much
> > too vulnerable."
> >
> > Explain.  What unpatched vulnerabilities for RDP exist in Server
> > 2008?
> >
> > Why is it more secure to provide your credentials to a third party
> > and to install a third party client on your machine?
>
> Answers to your questions...
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS09-044
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-017
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms11-065

Which part of "unpatched" did you fail to understand?

Not to mention that it certainly doesn't explain AT ALL why anyone in
his right mind would want to trust his credentials to a third party.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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