Vulnerability in Dell Bios
CVE-2015-2890
The BIOS implementation on Dell Latitude, OptiPlex, Precision Mobile Workstation, and Precision Workstation Client Solutions (CS) devices with model-dependent firmware before A21 does not enforce a BIOS_CNTL locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging console access, a similar issue to CVE-2015-3692.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.004
Affected products
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/577140 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9XXQ9L (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2890?
- CVE-2015-2890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Bios. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2015-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2015-2890?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.