CVE-2015-8512 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox OS versions prior to 2.5, where the lockscreen feature lacks proper restrictions on failed authentication attempts. This allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lockscreen through brute-force passcode guessing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring physical access, with a high potential impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.