HIGH
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 Mar 12, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.01%
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/.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.01% 0.01015
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01015
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01015) | 61.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01015) | 58.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 78.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130587/Ubuntu-Vivid-Upstart-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/UpstartLogrotationPrivilegeEscalation/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1425685 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 12, 2015
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Mar 12, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2285
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a