CVE-2017-6445

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-311CWE-347

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 5, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-6445: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix