CVE-2015-2285
N/A
Published: March 12, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVividUpstart
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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/.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-19
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