CVE-2019-15452
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 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.
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 J3 Android device contains a pre-installed themecenter app (com.samsung.android.themecenter v6.1.0.0) with an exported component that accepts app installation requests from other pre-installed apps. Any pre-installed app holding signatureOrSystem permissions can exploit this to install arbitrary apps without user consent, enabling privilege escalation and potential malware persistence.
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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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Identify device modelCheck the device settings or use `getprop ro.product.model` to confirm the device is a Samsung Galaxy J3Affected if Device model is Samsung Galaxy J3 (any variant)
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Check themecenter app versionUse `dumpsys package com.samsung.android.themecenter` or check app info in Settings > Apps to identify if version 6.1.0.0 is installedAffected if Version 6.1.0.0 of com.samsung.android.themecenter is present
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Verify exported component existsUse `dumpsys package com.samsung.android.themecenter` and look for exported Activities or Services in the package manifest; or use `aapt dump badging` on the APK if availableAffected if The themecenter app contains an exported Activity or Service that handles app installation intents
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Confirm pre-installed signatureOrSystem apps existReview installed apps using `pm list packages -s` and check their permissions with `dumpsys package <package>` for signatureOrSystem level privilegesAffected if Any pre-installed app holds signatureOrSystem permissions (required exploit condition)
Device is affected if it is a Samsung Galaxy J3 with themecenter app version 6.1.0.0 and an exported component that handles installation requests exists alongside pre-installed apps 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 Samsung security firmware updates for affected devices; enterprise deployments should consider MDM solutions to restrict app installation capabilities and inventory/replace affected devices if patches are unavailable.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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