CVE-2013-6271
N/A
Published: December 14, 2013 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Android 4.0 through 4.3 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and remove device locks via a crafted application that invokes the updateUnlockMethodAndFinish method in the com.android.settings.ChooseLockGeneric class with the PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED option.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug/x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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