CVE-2016-3996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ClipboardDataMgr in Samsung KNOX 1.0.0 and 2.3.0 does not properly check the caller, which allows local users to read KNOX clipboard data via a crafted application.

Published: 2017-01-27

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:samsung:knox:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:samsung:knox:2.3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5005	ClipboardDataMgr in Samsung KNOX 1.0.0 and 2.3.0 does not properly check the caller, which allows local users to read KNOX clipboard data via a crafted application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136710/KNOX-2.3-Clipboard-Data-Disclosure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538113/100/0/threaded

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Samsung Knox

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-27T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:17:29.856Z

Reserved: 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3996

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-27T20:59:00.220

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-3996

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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