Samsung Knox Guard exceptional condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung Knox Guard. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-42559. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Knox Guard (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-755. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.

The weakness was published 12/05/2023. The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42559 since 09/11/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exceptional condition
CWE: CWE-755
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +85 days 🔍
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12/23/2023 +18 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246905

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 09:17
Updated: 12/23/2023 16:54
Changes: 12/05/2023 09:17 (45), 12/23/2023 16:54 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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