CVE-2015-2285

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2285
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-12 14:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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/.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-19 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ubuntu Upstart All All All All
Application Ubuntu Vivid 15.04 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubuntu Vivid Upstart Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Full Disclosure: upstart logrotate privilege escalation in Ubuntu Vivid (development) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
Upstart Logrotation Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.halfdog.net Exploit
Bug #1425685 “Missing input sanitation in upstart logrotation cr...” : Bugs : upstart package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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