[OpenVPN home] [Date Prev] [Date Index] [Date Next]
[OpenVPN mailing lists] [Thread Prev] [Thread Index] [Thread Next]
Google
 
Web openvpn.net

Re: [Openvpn-users] Tap-Win32 non-admin add routes


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Tap-Win32 non-admin add routes
  • From: "John A. Sullivan III" <jsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:30:37 -0500

n Wed, 2006-11-08 at 20:12 +0300, Tony wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:29:59 +0300, John A. Sullivan III  
> <jsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > We utilize CPAU
> By the way, is not it a way to elevate one's privileges?!
> 
> If one uses CPAU to envelope the OpenVPN GUI - it will be possible to run  
> the text editor on behalf of local admin!
> Just select the "Edit Config", and open any other file from within the  
> "Notepad.exe"...
> 
> I did not try it yet.
> 
> Please comment.
> 
> Tony.
<snip>
It is certainly a way to elevate privileges.  We chose it over other
alternatives because we could encrypt the admin password and use it for
that application only.  However it may be true that someone could use
the text edit maliciously or at least dangerously.  I have not tried
that.  Thanks for pointing it out - John
-- 
John A. Sullivan III
Open Source Development Corporation
+1 207-985-7880
jsullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Financially sustainable open source development
http://www.opensourcedevel.com

______________________
OpenVPN mailing lists
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users


Warning: require_once(../../../archive_common.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/openvpn/domains/openvpn.net/public_html/archive/openvpn-users/2006-11/msg00085.html on line 208

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../../../archive_common.php' (include_path='/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/openvpn/domains/openvpn.net/public_html/archive/openvpn-users/2006-11/msg00085.html on line 208