CVE-2015-8511

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Published Jan 9, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Race condition in the lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended passcode requirement via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8392	Race condition in the lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an intended passcode requirement via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.198% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-152.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173284

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox Os

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Jan 9, 2016, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved: Dec 8, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 9, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

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