What is CVE-2015-8511?

CVE-2015-8511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox_os, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2016-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2015-8511?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox_os

CVE-2015-8511

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.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.000 (11.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox_os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8511?: CVE-2015-8511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox_os, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2016-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2015-8511?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.