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CVE-2017-6445 (GCVE-0-2017-6445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-05 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:33
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Summary
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
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2017-03-05 00:00
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