In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static key is used to secure transmitted contact data. This makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext information by sniffing the network.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7414 In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static key is used to secure transmitted contact data. This makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext information by sniffing the network.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:23:23.731Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-15998

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-29T17:29:00.283

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

Link: CVE-2017-15998

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