PT-2019-14165 · Samsung · Samsung A8++1

Published 2019-11-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-15436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung A8+ Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/jackpot2ltexx/jackpot2lte:8.0.0/R16NW/A730FXXS4BSC2:user/release-keys com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 7.0.0.0

Description The issue concerns a pre-installed app on the Samsung A8+ Android device that allows other pre-installed apps to install apps via an accessible component. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app that obtains signatureOrSystem permissions required by other pre-installed apps that have exported their capabilities.

Recommendations For the Samsung A8+ Android device, consider restricting the com.samsung.android.themecenter app's ability to install other apps until a fix is available. For the com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 7.0.0.0, avoid using the app's installation capability until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-15436

Affected Products

Samsung A8+

Com.Samsung.Android.Themecenter

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15436 · Security Note
• https://kryptowire.com/android-firmware-2019 · Note