CVE-2015-6856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-01-08

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6792	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.

The EPSS score is 0.00077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

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Subscriptions

Dell Pre-boot Authentication Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-01-08T19:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6856

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6856

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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