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CVE-2017-15998

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-327

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.

Affected products

• Nq Contacts Backup & Restore: 1.1

References

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

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