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CVE-2015-6856 Details

Description

Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) 1.0.1.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges via a 0x0022201c IOCTL call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134987/Dell-Authentication-Driver-Uncontrolled-Write.html CVEExploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/81 CVEExploit
https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-008.txt CVEExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537161/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79643 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dell pre-boot authentication driver
1.0.1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dell:pre-boot_authentication_driver:1.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-6856
NVD Published Date:
Jan 8, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-6856 Details - Not Deferred