CVE-2017-10963
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA man-in-the-middle vulnerability in Samsung Knox SDS IAM/EMM 16.11 allows attackers on the same network to intercept traffic from Samsung servers during the update sequence and inject malicious applications into the Knox container without user knowledge, enabling subsequent data exfiltration from the container.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 16.11= 16.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Samsung Knox product in useDetermine whether Samsung Knox Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) or Samsung Knox Identity Access Management (IAM) is deployed in the environment. Consult inventory records or check the installed software on management servers or managed devices.Affected if The environment uses either Samsung Knox EMM or Samsung Knox IAM software.
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Determine installed version of Samsung KnoxAccess the product management console or use the product's version check feature to identify the exact installed version number of Samsung Knox EMM or IAM.Affected if The installed version is exactly 16.11.
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Verify update configurationCheck whether the Samsung Knox installation is configured to receive automatic or manual updates from Samsung servers. Examine the update settings in the administration console or configuration files.Affected if The product is configured to receive updates from Samsung servers and the update mechanism is enabled.
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Assess network exposure during updatesReview network architecture to determine if attackers on the same network segment could intercept traffic between the Samsung Knox installation and Samsung update servers during the update process.Affected if The system can be reached by malicious actors on the network during update operations, or TLS validation of Samsung server connections is not enforced.
A user is affected if Samsung Knox EMM or IAM version 16.11 is installed and configured to receive updates from Samsung servers over the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement network segmentation and ensure all communications with Samsung servers occur over properly validated TLS connections; consider using VPN for sensitive mobile traffic until Samsung releases an official patch for this vulnerability.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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