First published: Thu Nov 14 2019(Updated: )
The Samsung J3 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/j3y17ltedx/j3y17lte:8.0.0/R16NW/J330GDXS3BSC1:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=6010000, versionName=6.1.0.0) 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 |
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Firmware | ||
Samsung Galaxy J3 |
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CVE-2019-15451 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2019-15451, uninstall or disable the vulnerable app com.samsung.android.themecenter if possible.
CVE-2019-15451 affects Samsung Galaxy J3 devices running the affected firmware.
The impact of CVE-2019-15451 includes potential unauthorized access to sensitive information via exploited pre-installed apps.
Currently, there is no official patch for CVE-2019-15451; users should monitor for firmware updates from Samsung.