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CVE-2013-6271

Published: Dec 14, 2013

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

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

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

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

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