On 10/27/2010 09:07 PM, Deepak Bhole wrote: > * Michael Cronenworth<mike(a)cchtml.com> [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 ?

> I was required to login to a web site today to configure a VPN and the > site installed a Cisco VPN Java applet.

Kevin Martin on 10/27/2010 03:30 PM wrote: > What are the permissions for /opt?  Are you sure that the vpnagentd wasn't installed as part of some rpm? No RPM was installed. I was not prompted by PackageKit or by any other tool for my root password.

Kevin Martin on 10/27/2010 03:30 PM wrote: > What are the permissions for /opt? Are you sure that the vpnagentd wasn't installed as part of some rpm? No RPM was installed. I was not prompted by PackageKit or by any other tool for my root password.

$ rpm -qa | grep -i cisco (no results) $ rpm -qa | grep -i vpn $ ll /opt total 4 drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 16 Oct 27 11:16 cisco drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 23 Oct 5 12:06 google drwxr-xr-x. 14 1000 1000 4096 Nov 30 2009 scratchbox $ ll /opt/cisco/ total 4 drwxr-xr-x. 7 root root 4096 Oct 27 11:25 vpn $ ll /opt/cisco/vpn/ total 28 -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2267 Oct 27 11:16 anyconnect-Linux_64-2.5.1025-k9-11164927102010.log -r--r--r--. 1 root root 3958 Oct 27 11:16 AnyConnectLocalPolicy.xsd drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 27 11:26 bin drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 53 Oct 27 11:16 lib drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 27 11:16 pixmaps drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 91 Oct 27 11:16 profile drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 6 Oct 27 11:16 script -r--r--r--. 1 root root 9 Oct 27 11:16 update.txt -r--r--r--. 1 root root 249 Oct 27 11:16 VPNManifestClient.xml -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 104 Oct 27 11:16 VPNManifest.dat -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

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. Thanks, Michael

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. Thanks, Michael

* Michael Cronenworth<mike(a)cchtml.com> [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