CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-1919
4.7 MEDIUM
Official page ↗
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-27
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 4.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 1.9 LOW — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-310
Description
Samsung KNOX 1.0 uses a weak eCryptFS Key generation algorithm, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging knowledge of the TIMA key and a brute-force attack.
Affected configurations
• samsung knox (<= 1.0)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2016/01/17/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135303/Samsung-KNOX-1.0-Weak-eCryptFS-Key-Generation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537319/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537340/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2016/01/17/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135303/Samsung-KNOX-1.0-Weak-eCryptFS-Key-Generation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537319/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537340/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com