ghsa-7jx4-gmg6-rjv2
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 04:56
Modified
2025-04-11 04:17
Details

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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2013-6271"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-12-14T20:55:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-7jx4-gmg6-rjv2",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T04:17:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:56:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6271"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029410"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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