CVE-2017-15998
In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15998- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7414 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7414- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6chq-6q95-5ff8
In the "NQ Contacts Backup & Restore" application 1.1 for Android, DES encryption with a static...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6chq-6q95-5ff8- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15998 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nq Contacts Backup \& Restore, published October 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
