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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https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-10-03T16:23:34
Updated: 2022-10-03T16:23:34
Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-15997
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-10-29T17:29:00.250
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-15997
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