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.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8393 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:42.483Z
Reserved: 2015-12-08T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8512
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-01-09T02:59:15.940
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8512
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