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TI-2017-11726 Aliases CVE-2017-15997GHSA-9q6r-crw3-948m

In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, RC4 encryption is used…

Priority LOW 33CWE-327Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00133 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*1.1VulnerableNq
  • cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Nq

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15997
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q6r-crw3-948m

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-11728 In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, no HTTPS is used for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-11727 In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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