| CVE-ID | ||
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CVE-2017-15997 |
• CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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| 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. | ||
| References | ||
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| Assigning CNA | ||
| MITRE Corporation | ||
| Date Record Created | ||
| 20171029 | Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE. | |
| Phase (Legacy) | ||
| Assigned (20171029) | ||
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| Proposed (Legacy) | ||
| N/A | ||
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