CVE-2015-8512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 does not properly restrict failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by entering many passcode guesses.

Published: 2016-01-09

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8393	The lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 does not properly restrict failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by entering many passcode guesses.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-151.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181571

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2016-01-09T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:42.483Z

Reserved: 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8512

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-09T02:59:15.940

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8512

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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