TI-2015-07010 Aliases CVE-2015-8512 GHSA-qv23-wcfr-rq9h

The lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 does not properly restrict failed…

LOW 21CWE-284Published 2016-01-09 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Physical
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os::::::::	up to 2.2	Vulnerable	Mozilla

cpe:2.3:o:mozilla:firefox_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8512
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv23-wcfr-rq9h

References

Advisory 1

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-151.html

Other 1

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181571

TI-2015-03773 The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-03381 The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
TI-2015-03766 Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-03765 The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-03767 The nsTArray_Impl class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-07009 Race condition in the lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.4

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Sources

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