CVE-2015-2285 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the logrotation script of the Ubuntu Upstart package (before 1.13.2-0ubuntu9) affecting Ubuntu Vivid 15.04. An attacker can craft a malicious file in a specific directory to execute arbitrary commands, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.13.2-0ubuntu7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:upstart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:vivid:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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