CVE-2015-8512
N/A
Published: January 9, 2016 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox OS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-151.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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