Vulnerability CVE-2017-6445
Published: 2017-03-05

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
OpenElec 6.0.3 / 7.0.1 Code Execution
Wolfgang Hotwagn...
06.03.2017

Type:

CWE-347

 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.6/10
10/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
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
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