CVE-2015-2285

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2285
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-12 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2015-03-13 14:05:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-19

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: upstart logrotate privilege escalation in Ubuntu Vivid (development) FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit
Ubuntu Vivid Upstart Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Bug #1425685 “Missing input sanitation in upstart logrotation cr...” : Bugs : upstart package : Ubuntu CONFIRM bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Upstart Logrotation Privilege Escalation MISC www.halfdog.net Exploit
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