Unscored severity · published Mar 12, 2015
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…
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CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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/.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UP
Upstart · Ubuntu
through 1.13.2-0ubuntu7 · source: NVD
VI
Vivid · Ubuntu
15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2285
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
Exploit
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685