CVE-2013-6271

Severity

88%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

153%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N).

Overview

Type

Google Android Operating System

First reported 11 years ago

2013-12-14 20:55:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-12-18 14:42:00

Affected Software

Google Android Operating System 4.0

4.0

Google Android Operating System 4.0.1

4.0.1

Google Android Operating System 4.0.2

4.0.2

Google Android Operating System 4.0.3

4.0.3

Google Android Operating System 4.0.4

4.0.4

Google Android Operating System 4.1

4.1

Google Android Operating System 4.1.2

4.1.2

Google Android Operating System 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

4.2

Google Android Operating System 4.2.1

4.2.1

Google Android Operating System 4.2.2

4.2.2

Google Android Operating System 4.3

4.3

References

20131127 CVE-2013-6271 Remove Android Device Lock by rouge app

Exploit

1029410

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug/

https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone/

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