CVE-2016-1919

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1919
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-27 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-09 19:59:00 UTC
DescriptionSamsung 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310 | CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Samsung Knox All All All All

References

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SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
bugtraq - [CVE-2016-1919] Weak eCryptFS Key generation from user password on KNOX 1.0 / Android 4.3 BUGTRAQ lists.openwall.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Samsung KNOX 1.0 Weak eCryptFS Key Generation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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