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    CVE-2017-6445

    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.

    Published:Mar 5, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 5, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00276
    CVSS Score:8.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openelec
    Product
    Openelec

    Exploits

    https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middlehttps://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middle

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-157 Sniffing Attacks
    CAPEC-158 Sniffing Network Traffic
    CAPEC-204 Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache
    CAPEC-31 Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies
    CAPEC-37 Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
    CAPEC-383 Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring
    CAPEC-384 Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle
    CAPEC-385 Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation
    CAPEC-386 Application API Navigation Remapping
    CAPEC-387 Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content
    CAPEC-388 Application API Button Hijacking
    CAPEC-463 Padding Oracle Crypto Attack
    CAPEC-475 Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation
    CAPEC-477 Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
    CAPEC-609 Cellular Traffic Intercept
    CAPEC-65 Sniff Application Code

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High