Vulnerability in Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver
CVE-2015-6856
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Pre-boot_authentication_driver — versions 1.0.1.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6856?
- CVE-2015-6856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6856?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.