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.
Published: 2017-10-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7413 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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Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:51:39.239Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15997

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-29T17:29:00.250

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-15997

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