CVE-2016-1919

medium

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537340/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537319/100/0/threaded

http://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2016/01/17/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-27

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00066