CVE-2019-15433
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 · uneditedThe Samsung A3 Android device with a build fingerprint of samsung/a3y17ltedx/a3y17lte:8.0.0/R16NW/A320YDXU4CSB3:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.samsung.android.themecenter app (versionCode=7000000, versionName=7.0.0.0) 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.
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 confidenceThe Samsung A3 Android device contains a pre-installed themecenter app (com.samsung.android.themecenter v7.0.0.0) with an exported component that allows app installation. This component can be invoked by any pre-installed app holding signatureOrSystem permissions, enabling unauthorized app installation without user consent.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device model is Samsung Galaxy A3Go to Settings > About phone > Model number, or run 'getprop ro.product.model' via ADB shellAffected if Model number indicates Galaxy A3 (any regional variant)
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Check if themecenter app is installedRun 'pm list packages | grep themecenter' via ADB shell, or check in Settings > Apps for 'ThemeCenter'Affected if Package com.samsung.android.themecenter is present on the device
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Verify themecenter app versionRun 'dumpsys package com.samsung.android.themecenter | grep versionName' via ADB shell, or check in Settings > Apps > ThemeCenter > App infoAffected if Version is 7.0.0.0 (the vulnerable version)
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Check for apps with signatureOrSystem permissionsRun 'pm list permissions -g | grep signatureOrSystem' via ADB shell to enumerate apps holding elevated permissionsAffected if Any pre-installed app (not user-installed) holds signatureOrSystem permissions and can invoke the themecenter component
The device is affected if it is a Samsung Galaxy A3 with com.samsung.android.themecenter version 7.0.0.0 present, as the exported installation component can be triggered by any pre-installed app with signatureOrSystem permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available Samsung security updates for the A3 device. If patches are unavailable, consider disabling or removing the themecenter app via MDM or replacing the device with a currently-supported model.
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