CVE-2013-6271
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
8.8
VIR risk
8.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/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/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/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/
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.