# CVE-2017-10963: In Knox SDS IAM (Identity Access Management) and EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management) 16.11 on Samsung mobile devices, a man-in-the-middle a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

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

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