Camon Iclick 2 FirmwareOperating system · Tecno Mobile

CVE-2019-15347

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-11-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Tecno Camon iClick 2 Android device with a build fingerprint of TECNO/H622/TECNO-ID6:8.1.0/O11019/F-180824V116:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed platform app with a package name of com.lovelyfont.defcontainer (versionCode=7, versionName=7.0.11). This app contains an exported service named com.lovelyfont.manager.FontCoverService that allows any app co-located on the device to supply arbitrary commands via shell script to be executed as the system user that are triggered by writing an attacker-selected message to the logcat log. This app cannot be disabled by the user and the attack can be performed by a zero-permission app. Executing commands as the system user can allow a third-party app to video record the user's screen, factory reset the device, obtain the user's notifications, read the logcat logs, inject events in the Graphical User Interface (GUI), and obtains the user's text messages, and more. Executing commands as the system user can allow a third-party app to factory reset the device, obtain the user's notifications, read the logcat logs, inject events in the GUI, change the default Input Method Editor (IME) (e.g., keyboard) with one contained within the attacking app that contains keylogging functionality, and obtains the user's text messages, and more.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A pre-installed system app (com.lovelyfont.defcontainer v7.0.11) on Tecno Camon iClick 2 devices contains an exported service (FontCoverService) that allows any zero-permission app to execute arbitrary shell commands as the system user by writing messages to logcat. This enables privilege escalation attacks including screen recording, factory reset, notification theft, GUI injection, IME replacement with keyloggers, and SMS exfiltration.

MitigationThis vulnerability requires a firmware update from the device manufacturer (Tecno) to patch or remove the vulnerable pre-installed app. Users should monitor for OEM security patches and avoid storing sensitive data on affected devices until patched.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Camon Iclick 2 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify device model
    Check if the device is a Tecno Camon iClick 2 by going to Settings > About Phone > Device name or model number
    Affected if The device model is Tecno Camon iClick 2 or Camon iClick 2
  2. Check for vulnerable app presence
    Use ADB or a file explorer app to verify the presence of /data/app/com.lovelyfont.defcontainer/ or check installed system apps for package name com.lovelyfont.defcontainer
    Affected if The package com.lovelyfont.defcontainer is installed on the device
  3. Verify FontCoverService is exported
    Use ADB command 'dumpsys package com.lovelyfont.defcontainer' to check if the FontCoverService has android:exported="true" in its service declaration
    Affected if The FontCoverService component is exported and accessible to other apps
  4. Confirm app version
    Check the app version of com.lovelyfont.defcontainer via ADB 'dumpsys package com.lovelyfont.defcontainer' or in Settings > Apps > FontCover/defcontainer
    Affected if The installed version is 7.0.11 or matches the vulnerable build
  5. Test command execution capability
    Using a separate app with no special permissions, attempt to send a message to logcat that would trigger FontCoverService to execute a test command (e.g., 'logcat -d | grep' for a known test string)
    Affected if Arbitrary shell commands can be executed through the service without any app permissions

A user is affected if they are using a Tecno Camon iClick 2 device with the com.lovelyfont.defcontainer app installed and the FontCoverService is exported, enabling any app to execute system-level commands.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

This vulnerability requires a firmware update from the device manufacturer (Tecno) to patch or remove the vulnerable pre-installed app. Users should monitor for OEM security patches and avoid storing sensitive data on affected devices until patched.

Fix this in Camon Iclick 2 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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