CVE-2017-15997 (GCVE-0-2017-15997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-29 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:51
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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