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


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Tap-Win32 non-admin add routes
  • From: Richard Quintin <Richard.Quintin@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:07:46 -0500

This seems like a simple, neat solution to this problem.  I've created a 
custom build to disable edit config and view log to mitigate the 
privilege escalation issue.

John - would you mind sending me your nsis install script?

John A. Sullivan III wrote:
> 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

-- 
Richard Quintin, DBA
DBMS Virginia Tech

~ Keep the faith...but not from others.
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