CVE-2006-5925

Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to...

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in an smb:// URI, as demonstrated by using PUT and GET statements.

Exploit likelihood

8.76%Down 39.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2006-5925
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-5925
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-5908 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-5908
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6h6-5c8f-jx3g No score

Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-q6h6-5c8f-jx3g
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2006-5925
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5925 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5925
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10734-1 No score

elinks-0.13~0.20190723-1.14 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the elinks-0.13~0.20190723-1.14 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10734-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`elinks` Debian:12	before 0.11.1-1.2	0.11.1-1.2
`elinks` Debian:13	before 0.11.1-1.2	0.11.1-1.2
`elinks` Debian:14	before 0.11.1-1.2	0.11.1-1.2
`links2` Debian:12	before 2.1pre25-2	2.1pre25-2
`links2` Debian:13	before 2.1pre25-2	2.1pre25-2
`links2` Debian:14	before 2.1pre25-2	2.1pre25-2
`links` Debian:3.1	before 0.99+1.00pre12-1sarge1, plus listed versions 0.99+1.00pre12-1	0.99+1.00pre12-1sarge1
`elinks` Debian:3.1	before 0.10.4-7.1, plus listed versions 0.10.4-7	0.10.4-7.1
`links2` Debian:3.1	before 2.1pre16-1sarge1, plus listed versions 2.1pre16-1	2.1pre16-1sarge1
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:0.9.2-3.3	0:0.9.2-3.3
`elinks` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 0.13~0.20190723-1.14	0.13~0.20190723-1.14

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Links 1.00pre12 - 'smbclient' Remote Code Execution	2006-11-14
Exploit-DB	Links_ ELinks 'smbclient' - Remote Command Execution	2006-11-18

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5925 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Elinks, published November 15, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.76%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in elinks 0.11.1-1.2.

References

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