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CVE-2015-2890 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/577140 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/577140 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9XXQ9L Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9XXQ9L Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a20
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6420_atg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6420_xfr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a12
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6220:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_xt3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a15
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e4310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5410:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6410_atg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_mobile_m4600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_t1600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a18
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6320:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e6520:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a14
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_mobile_m4500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_mobile_m6600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 6 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:a13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e4310:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5420:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_e5520:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 7 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a11
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_t3600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_t5600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:precision_t5600_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 8 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a10
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_390:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 9 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:dell:bios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
a17
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_790:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:h:dell:optiplex_990:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-2890
NVD Published Date:
07/31/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
CERT/CC