PT-2019-14169 · Samsung · Com.Samsung.Android.Themecenter+1

Published 2019-11-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-15440

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 J5 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/on5xeltedx/on5xelte:8.0.0/R16NW/G570YDXU2CRL1:user/release-keys com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 6.1.0.0

Description The issue allows other pre-installed apps to perform app installation via an accessible app component in the com.samsung.android.themecenter app. This capability can be accessed by any pre-installed app on the device that can obtain signatureOrSystem permissions required by other pre-installed apps that exported their capabilities.

Recommendations For the Samsung J5 Android device, consider restricting access to the com.samsung.android.themecenter app until a patch is available. For the com.samsung.android.themecenter app version 6.1.0.0, consider disabling the app installation capability via the accessible app component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-15440

Affected Products

Samsung J5

Com.Samsung.Android.Themecenter

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15440 · Security Note
• https://kryptowire.com/android-firmware-2019 · Note