CVE-2006-5925

Exp

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 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5925 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.05%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-5925

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
29033 exploit_db edb 2006-11-18 Exploit-DB ↗
2784 exploit_db edb 2006-11-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5925

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 33.21% 8.05% -25.16%
2 2026-03-30 20.51% 33.21% +12.70%
3 2025-10-18 — 20.51% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5925

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5925

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5925

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5925: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5925
debian medium CVE-2006-5925 medium priority: Debian including 2 source packages (elinks, links2), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5925
gentoo normal CVE-2006-5925: 2 GLSA(s) (200612-16, 200701-27), 2 atom(s) (www-client/elinks, www-client/links); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-5925
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5925
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-5925 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (elinks, links, links2), 27 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 16, DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-5925

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5925

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elinks elinks 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
links links 1.00pre12 cpe:2.3:a:links:links:1.00pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5925

URL Tags
http://bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=841
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116355556512780&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/22905 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22920 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22923 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23022 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23132 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23188 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23234 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23389 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23467 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24005 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24054 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-16.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017232
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017233
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1228
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1240
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-27.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:216
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_27_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0742.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451870/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21082
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30299
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11213
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1226
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