Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029410
- https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.