CVE-2013-6271

critical

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.

References

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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029410

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-12-14

Updated: 2026-04-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.20646