Is CVE-2020-11617 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-11617 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11617?

CVE-2020-11617 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2020-11617?

Patch guidance is available from thomsonstb security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-11617.

CVE-2020-11617 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-11617?

2 products: thomsonstb tht741fta firmware, philips dtr3502bfta dvb-t2 firmware.

Description

The RSS application on THOMSON THT741FTA 2.2.1 and Philips DTR3502BFTA DVB-T2 2.2.1 set-top boxes doesn't validate the SSL certificates of RSS servers, which allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to modify the data delivered to the client.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-295

Metadata

Primary Vendor: THOMSONSTB
Published: 8/31/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

thomsonstb : tht741fta_firmwarephilips : dtr3502bfta_dvb-t2_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2020-11617. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2020-11617

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CVE-2020-11617 vulnerability