CVE-2017-10963

Description

In Knox SDS IAM (Identity Access Management) and EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management) 16.11 on Samsung mobile devices, a man-in-the-middle attacker can install any application into the Knox container (without the user's knowledge) by inspecting network traffic from a Samsung server and injecting content at a certain point in the update sequence. This installed application can further leak information stored inside the Knox container to the outside world.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory lgsinnovations.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gist.github.com/e96e02/12ce905e3b724954273dd7d543a968f1 third party advisory
https://www.lgsinnovations.com/lgs-innovations-discovers-samsung-mobile-product-security-vulnerability/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10963?
CVE-2017-10963 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10963?
To fix CVE-2017-10963, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-10963 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-10963 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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