High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15997
CVE-2017-15997
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- Range: =1.1
Patches
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References
1- 1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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