CVE-2013-6271 (GCVE-0-2013-6271)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-12-14 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 17:38
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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