CVE-2015-8512 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 9 Jan 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers with physical access can bypass the lockscreen by brute-forcing passcodes due to missing rate limiting on failed attempts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-8512?

CVE-2015-8512 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8512?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox Os.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8512?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2015-8512 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8512 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qv23-wcfr-rq9h.