CVSS 3.0
8.1 highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2017-6445
High (8.1) in openelec openelec. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-311, CWE-347
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openelec:openelec
References
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
- https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited