https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4657
Summary: Wireshark runs firefox as root
Product: Wireshark
Version: 1.2.6
Platform: All
OS/Version: Fedora
Status: NEW
Severity: Major
Priority: Low
Component: Wireshark
AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReportedBy: ethereal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Build Information:
wireshark 1.2.6
Copyright 1998-2010 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled with GTK+ 2.18.7, with GLib 2.22.4, with libpcap 1.0.0, with libz
1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, with libpcre 7.8, with SMI 0.4.8, without
c-ares, without ADNS, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.8.5, with Gcrypt 1.4.4, with
MIT Kerberos, without GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Jul 28 2009),
without AirPcap.
Running on Linux 2.6.32.10-90.fc12.x86_64, with libpcap version 1.0.0, GnuTLS
2.8.5, Gcrypt 1.4.4.
Built using gcc 4.4.3 20100127 (Red Hat 4.4.3-4).
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When Wireshark is started from a normal user account, but Run as Root, when
help is requested, it starts Firefox as root.
This was not always the case.
wireshark-1.0.8-1.el5_3.1 ran Firefox as a normal user.
To Reproduce:
1. Login as a normal user
2. run Wireshark
3. When the "Authenticating as root" dialog pops up, enter root's password
4. Click on "Website"
5. From a terminal window, run "ps -ef | grep firefox"
Actual Behavior:
firefox runs as root.
Expected Behavior:
firefox runs as normal user.
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