PT-2016-3919 · Mozilla · Firefox Os

Freddy + 1 · Published 2016-01-09 · Updated 2016-01-14 · CVE-2015-8512

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox OS versions prior to 2.5

Description The lockscreen feature does not properly restrict failed authentication attempts, making it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by entering many passcode guesses.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5, update to version 2.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8512

Affected Products

Firefox Os

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8512 · Security Note
• http://mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-151.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181571 · Note