CVE-2015-2285
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
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/.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.01%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 62
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-19
Referencias
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685
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