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TI-2006-05708 Aliases CVE-2006-5925GHSA-q6h6-5c8f-jx3g

Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08764 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableElinks
cpe:2.3:a:links:links:1.00pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.00pre12VulnerableLinks
  • cpe:2.3:a:elinks:elinks:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Elinks
  • cpe:2.3:a:links:links:1.00pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00pre12 Vulnerable ·Links

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0742 Released 2006-11-15 · Red Hat rating Critical
    elinks security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 elinks-0.9.2-3.3, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.i386, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 elinks-0.9.2-3.3, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 elinks-0.9.2-3.3, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.i386, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 elinks-0.9.2-3.3, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.i386, elinks-0.9.2-3.3.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0742
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0742
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0742
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0742

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5925
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6h6-5c8f-jx3g
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 9

Other 3

Sources

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