FKIE_CVE-2017-6445

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-05 20:59 - Updated: 2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
cve@mitre.orghttps://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited
cve@mitre.orghttps://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middleExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middleExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
openelec openelec 6.0.3
openelec openelec 7.0.1
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