CVE-2017-6445 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Openelec	Openelec

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:6.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:7.0.1:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited
https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middle

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-05T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.167Z

Reserved: 2017-03-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6445

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-05T20:59:00.167

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:29:47.433

Link: CVE-2017-6445

Redhat

No data.

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