CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-6271

Published: Dec 14, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
root.io minimus.io echohq.com

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 4.0 (including) 4.0 (including)
Android Google 4.0.1 (including) 4.0.1 (including)
Android Google 4.0.2 (including) 4.0.2 (including)
Android Google 4.0.3 (including) 4.0.3 (including)
Android Google 4.0.4 (including) 4.0.4 (including)
Android Google 4.1 (including) 4.1 (including)
Android Google 4.1.2 (including) 4.1.2 (including)
Android Google 4.2 (including) 4.2 (including)
Android Google 4.2.1 (including) 4.2.1 (including)
Android Google 4.2.2 (including) 4.2.2 (including)
Android Google 4.3 (including) 4.3 (including)

References