CVE-2017-15998 describes a critical vulnerability in NQ Contacts Backup & Restore application 1.1 for Android, where contact data is insecurely transmitted using DES encryption with a static key. This flaw allows remote attackers to easily intercept and decrypt sensitive user information by sniffing network traffic. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, requiring no user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nq:contacts_backup_\&_restore:1.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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