CVE-2015-8512: The lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 does not properly restrict failed authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically…

PriorityP418medium4.6CVSS 3.0

AVPACLPRNUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

0.32%

23.5th percentile

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

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
mozilla	firefox_os	<= 2.2	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.04.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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