What is the severity of CVE-2019-15452?

CVE-2019-15452 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential impact on device security.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15452?

To mitigate CVE-2019-15452, it's recommended to update the affected Samsung Galaxy J3 device to the latest firmware version.

What devices are affected by CVE-2019-15452?

CVE-2019-15452 primarily affects the Samsung Galaxy J3 running Android version 8.0.0 with the specified build fingerprint.

What does CVE-2019-15452 exploit?

CVE-2019-15452 exploits vulnerabilities in a pre-installed app that allows unauthorized access to other apps.

Is there a way to detect CVE-2019-15452 on my device?

You can detect CVE-2019-15452 by checking for the specific version of the Samsung Theme Center app in your device settings.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-15452

high

7.8

14/11/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-15452

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
Samsung Galaxy J3 Firmware
Samsung Galaxy J3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15452?
CVE-2019-15452 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential impact on device security.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15452?
To mitigate CVE-2019-15452, it's recommended to update the affected Samsung Galaxy J3 device to the latest firmware version.
What devices are affected by CVE-2019-15452?
CVE-2019-15452 primarily affects the Samsung Galaxy J3 running Android version 8.0.0 with the specified build fingerprint.
What does CVE-2019-15452 exploit?
CVE-2019-15452 exploits vulnerabilities in a pre-installed app that allows unauthorized access to other apps.
Is there a way to detect CVE-2019-15452 on my device?
You can detect CVE-2019-15452 by checking for the specific version of the Samsung Theme Center app in your device settings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15452?
CVE-2019-15452 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential impact on device security.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15452?
To mitigate CVE-2019-15452, it's recommended to update the affected Samsung Galaxy J3 device to the latest firmware version.
What devices are affected by CVE-2019-15452?
CVE-2019-15452 primarily affects the Samsung Galaxy J3 running Android version 8.0.0 with the specified build fingerprint.
What does CVE-2019-15452 exploit?
CVE-2019-15452 exploits vulnerabilities in a pre-installed app that allows unauthorized access to other apps.
Is there a way to detect CVE-2019-15452 on my device?
You can detect CVE-2019-15452 by checking for the specific version of the Samsung Theme Center app in your device settings.