CVE-2016-1919
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.7 (v3.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2016-3009)
- Published
- January 27, 2017
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-3009 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- samsung / knox
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Samsung Knox File Encryption 1.0 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10994-2019 - archived
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537340/100/0/threaded
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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