CVE-2015-1107 — The Lock Screen component in Apple iOS before 8.3 does not properly implement the erasure feature for incorrect passcode-authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by making many passcode guesses

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The Lock Screen component in Apple iOS before 8.3 does not properly implement the erasure feature for incorrect passcode-authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by making many passcode guesses

Published Apr 10, 2015

1.9

LOW

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.36%

Description

The Lock Screen component in Apple iOS before 8.3 does not properly implement the erasure feature for incorrect passcode-authentication attempts, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by making many passcode guesses.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.36% 0.00360

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00360

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.36% (0.00360)	27.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.36% (0.00360)	27.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.13% (0.00128)	29.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00111)	45.99th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 20, 2024	0.11% (0.00111)	44.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00111)	42.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.02% (0.01018)	40.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	38.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	36.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	19.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73978
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032050
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT204661
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00002.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73978		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032050		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT204661		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Apr 10, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jan 16, 2015

Link CVE-2015-1107

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-1107

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-1107