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CVE-2015-2285

Ubuntu 15.04 (Development) - 'Upstart' Logrotation Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

5
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The logrotation script (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) in the Ubuntu Upstart package before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, as used in Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.

La secuencia de comandos de la logrotación (/etc/cron.daily/upstart) en el paquete Ubuntu Upstart anterior a 1.13.2-0ubuntu9, utilizado en Ubuntu Vivid 15.04, permite a usuarios locales ejecutar comandos arbitrarios y ganar privilegios a través de un fichero manipulado en /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-03-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-03-12 CVE Published
  • 2015-03-12 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-19: Data Processing Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ubuntu
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 Upstart
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 <= 1.13.2-0ubuntu7
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Affected
in Ubuntu
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 Vivid
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 15.04
Search vendor "Ubuntu" for product "Vivid" and version "15.04"
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Affected