On 10/27/2010 09:07 PM, Deepak Bhole wrote: > * Michael Cronenworth<mike@xxxxxxxxxx> [2010-10-27 16:00]: >> Fedora 13 x86_64 with OpenJDK (not Sun) installed. >> >> I was required to login to a web site today to configure a VPN and the >> site installed a Cisco VPN Java applet. When it was finished installing >> and was running I noticed the processes where running as root and had >> installed into /opt. I had not given it my root password or any >> permission to do so. It did not install any RPM package. It was all >> driven by a Java applet. >> >> $ ps -efw #id 502 is me >> 502 4791 2668 0 11:16 ? 00:00:19 >> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/lib/amd64/../../bin/java >> sun.appl >> root 4923 1 0 11:16 ? 00:00:00 /opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpnagentd >> >> Is this something "allowed" by some configuration setting in OpenJDK >> somewhere? I'd like to turn off this "feature" ASAP. >> > > Such a thing should/would not be allowed. Applets run as normal users > and escalated privileges would imply a severe security violation in the > base os itself. > > How did you install/run the applet? > > Deepak > I have tried the following applet: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml ps aux | grep java shows only me (not root) as user . isn't related to "/opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpnagentd" which runs as root ? -- Athmane Madjoudj -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
