CVE-2017-15998 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static key is used to secure transmitted contact data. This makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext information by sniffing the network.

Published: 2017-10-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7414	In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static key is used to secure transmitted contact data. This makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext information by sniffing the network.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00079.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://1337sec.blogspot.de/2017/10/auditing-nq-contacts-backup-restore-11.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-29T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:23:23.731Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15998

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-29T17:29:00.283

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15998

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-327

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