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    CVE-2017-15997

    In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, RC4 encryption is used to secure the user password locally stored in shared preferences. Because there is a static RC4 key, an attacker can gain access to user credentials more easily by leveraging access to the preferences XML file.

    Published:Oct 29, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Oct 29, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00015
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nq
    Product
    Contacts Backup \& Restore

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High