VDB
CVE-2013-6271
CVE-2013-6271
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 8.03% · 94.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
8.800000190734863
EPSS Score
8.03%
94.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| android | 4.0, 4.0.3, 4.0.4 | |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2013 CVE Published
- May 29, 2018 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone/ url
- 20131127 CVE-2013-6271 Remove Android Device Lock by rouge app mailing-list
- 1029410 vdb
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug/ url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6271 advisory
- https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone url
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug url