Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2015-2285CVE-2015-2285
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
16.2%
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/.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-2285
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2285
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2285
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2285
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
16.2%