CVE-2017-6445 describes a critical vulnerability in Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) versions 6.0.3, 7.0.1, and 8.0.4, where its auto-update feature lacks encryption and signature verification. This allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to remotely manipulate update packages, leading to root access. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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