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    CVE-2015-2285

    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/.

    Published:Mar 12, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Mar 12, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00667
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Upstart
    Vendor
    Ubuntu
    Product
    Vivid

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41765

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High