CVE-2015-8512

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Mozilla
Status
Firefox Os
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 January 2016

Summary

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.

References

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-15...
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181571
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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