Vulnerability in Ubuntu Upstart
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 commands and gain privileges via a crafted file in /run/user/*/upstart/sessions/.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ubuntu Upstart
- Ubuntu Vivid — versions 15.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/ (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation… (Exploit)