cve/2013/CVE-2013-6271.md

### [CVE-2013-6271](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6271)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/204
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/android_has_lockbypass_bug/

#### Github
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