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CVE-2015-1515

7.2 · HIGH

The dwall.sys driver in SoftSphere DefenseWall Personal Firewall 3.24 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x00222000, 0x0…

Published Feb 19, 2015softsphereCWE-264EPSS 1.05%

Overview

CVE-2015-1515 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting softsphere defensewall_personal_firewall. It was published on February 19, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The dwall.sys driver in SoftSphere DefenseWall Personal Firewall 3.24 allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted 0x00222000, 0x00222004, 0x00222008, 0x0022200c, or 0x00222010 IOCTL call.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from softsphere. Update defensewall_personal_firewall to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/36052Refwww.osvdb.org/117996Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/36052Refwww.osvdb.org/117996

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1515?

CVE-2015-1515 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting softsphere defensewall_personal_firewall. It was published on February 19, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2015-1515?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-1515?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from softsphere. Update defensewall_personal_firewall to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-1515?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-1515 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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