RDP Flaws Lead Microsoft’s March Patch Batch
Summary: Microsoft released updates addressing at least seven vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including a sole critical patch for two security holes in the Remote Desktop Protocol that allow unauthenticated remote code execution on Windows XP, Vista, 7, and Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Microsoft rated the flaw's exploitability index at 1, meaning working exploits are expected within 30 days, and the company released a FixIt tool to enable Network-Level Authentication as a mitigation.
What you should know: RDP is not enabled by default, but it is exactly the service businesses turn on for remote administration, and Microsoft expects a working exploit in under 30 days against a flaw that needs no credentials to take over a machine.
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