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CVE-2017-15997

Published: 2017-10-29T17:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:15Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt