CVE-2015-2285

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Published Mar 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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/.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:upstart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:vivid:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2383	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/.

Metrics

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Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

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Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.015% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685

History

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Subscriptions

Ubuntu Upstart Vivid

Weaknesses

CWE-19

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:33 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 12, 2015, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:33 AM
Reserved: Mar 12, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 12, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM

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