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CVE-2015-2890

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/08/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.00 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.00
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* a20 (including)
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6420_atg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6420_xfr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* a12 (including)
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_xt3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* a15 (including)
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e4310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5410:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6410_atg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_mobile_m4600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_t1600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* a18 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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