CVE-2017-15997

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Publication date:
29/10/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*