CVE-2013-6271

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6271
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-14 20:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAndroid 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 8.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

EPSS: 0.080300000 probability, percentile 0.941710000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android 4.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.3 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.0.4 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.1.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.2.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Thought your Android phone was locked? THINK AGAIN • The Register af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.theregister.co.uk
CVE-2013-6271: Remove Device Locks from Android Phone | cureblog | IT Security Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cureblog.de Exploit
Full Disclosure: CVE-2013-6271 Remove Android Device Lock by rouge app af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
Google Android 'com.android.settings' Lets Local Applications Remote Device Locks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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