CVE-2016-1919

MEDIUM 4.7CVE-2016-1919 · Published 27/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-1919 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability affecting knox (samsung).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.44%, higher than 38.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
knox samsung	`≤ 1.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2016/01/17/2 · Mailing List
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135303/Samsung-KNOX-1.0-Weak-eCryptFS-Key-Generation.html · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537319/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537340/100/0/threaded

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