CVE-2017-6445 (GCVE-0-2017-6445)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-05 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:33
VLAI?
Summary
The auto-update feature of Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) 6.0.3, 7.0.1, and 8.0.4 uses neither encrypted connections nor signed updates. A man-in-the-middle attacker could manipulate the update packages to gain root access remotely.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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Date Public ?
2017-03-05 00:00
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