CVE-2015-6856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dell	Pre-boot Authentication Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-08T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:33.401Z

Reserved: 2015-09-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-6856

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-01-08T19:59:02.707

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-6856

Redhat

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