Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
CVE-2015-1325
Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/10 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74769 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2609-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37088/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1325?
- CVE-2015-1325 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2015-1325?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-1325 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.