CVE-2013-6271

AndroidOS 4.3 Permission Bypass

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Android 4.0 a 4.3, permite a atacantes eludir las restricciones de acceso previstas y eliminar los bloqueos del dispositivo a través de una aplicación manipulada que invoca el método updateUnlockMethodAndFinish en la clase com.android.settings.ChooseLockGeneric con la opción PASSWORD_QUALITY_UNSPECIFIED.

AndroidOS version 4.3 suffers from a permission bypass vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-10-24 CVE Reserved
2013-11-29 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-01-07 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029410	Vdb Entry
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204	2024-08-06
https://cureblog.de/2013/11/cve-2013-6271-remove-device-locks-from-android-phone	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.1 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.1"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.2.2 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.2.2"		-		Affected
Google Search vendor "Google"		Android Search vendor "Google" for product "Android"				4.3 Search vendor "Google" for product "Android" and version "4.3"		-		Affected