CVE-2017-6445 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1