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High
CVE-2015-6856
Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) 1.0.1.5 allows local users to...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2015-008.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134987/Dell-Authentication-Driver-Uncontrolled-Write.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79643
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/81
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Affected Vendor
dell
View all reports →Affected Software
pre-boot authentication driver
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.1.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 8th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.