CVE-2015-2890

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2890
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-01 01:59:13 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Dell Bios a13 All All All
Operating System Dell Bios All All All All
Operating System Dell Bios All All All All
Operating System Dell Bios All All All All
Operating System Dell Bios All All All All
Operating System Dell Bios All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E4310 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E5410 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E5510 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6220 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6320 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6410 Atg All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6420 Atg All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6420 Xfr All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6510 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude E6520 All All All All
Hardware Dell Latitude Xt3 All All All All
Hardware Dell Precision Mobile M4500 All All All All
Hardware Dell Precision Mobile M4600 All All All All
Hardware Dell Precision Mobile M6600 All All All All
Hardware Dell Precision T1600 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dell Computer Corporation, Inc. Information for VU#577140 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#577140 - BIOS implementations fail to properly set UEFI write protections after waking from sleep mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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