What is the severity of CVE-2019-15447?

CVE-2019-15447 has a medium severity rating as it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information on affected devices.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15447?

To mitigate CVE-2019-15447, ensure that your Samsung S7 Edge device is updated to the latest firmware version provided by Samsung.

What devices are impacted by CVE-2019-15447?

CVE-2019-15447 specifically affects the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with certain Android firmware versions.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-15447?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-15447 apart from applying the security update.

What are the implications of CVE-2019-15447?

The potential implications of CVE-2019-15447 include unauthorized access to the device's pre-installed applications and user data.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-15447

high

7.8

14/11/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-15447

First published: Thu Nov 14 2019(Updated: )

The Samsung S7 Edge Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/hero2ltexx/hero2lte:8.0.0/R16NW/G935FXXS4ESC3:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=7000000, versionName=7.0.0.0) that allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device which can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions that are required by other other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities to other pre-installed app.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Firmware
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15447?
CVE-2019-15447 has a medium severity rating as it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information on affected devices.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15447?
To mitigate CVE-2019-15447, ensure that your Samsung S7 Edge device is updated to the latest firmware version provided by Samsung.
What devices are impacted by CVE-2019-15447?
CVE-2019-15447 specifically affects the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with certain Android firmware versions.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-15447?
Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-15447 apart from applying the security update.
What are the implications of CVE-2019-15447?
The potential implications of CVE-2019-15447 include unauthorized access to the device's pre-installed applications and user data.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15447?
CVE-2019-15447 has a medium severity rating as it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information on affected devices.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15447?
To mitigate CVE-2019-15447, ensure that your Samsung S7 Edge device is updated to the latest firmware version provided by Samsung.
What devices are impacted by CVE-2019-15447?
CVE-2019-15447 specifically affects the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with certain Android firmware versions.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-15447?
Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2019-15447 apart from applying the security update.
What are the implications of CVE-2019-15447?
The potential implications of CVE-2019-15447 include unauthorized access to the device's pre-installed applications and user data.