Description
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.
Published: 2006-11-15
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 33.2% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1226-1 New links packages fix arbitrary shell command execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1228-1 New elinks packages fix arbitrary shell command execution
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1240-1 New links2 packages fix arbitrary shell command execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-851-1 Elinks vulnerabilities
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Elinks Elinks
Links Links
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:30.612Z

Reserved: 2006-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5925

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-15T19:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5925

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2006-11-15T01:51:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-5925 - Bugzilla

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