7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-5925
Elinks SMB URI Shell Injection Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 15, 2006, 7:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5925 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elinks elinks
1 Links links
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5925.

URL Resource
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
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5925 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5925 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451870/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451870/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11213 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11213 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30299 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30299 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2006/msg00327.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1226 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Los navegadores web Links 1.00pre12 y Elinks 0.9.2 con smbclient instalado permiten a un atacante remoto ejecutar código de su elección mediante metacaracteres de línea de comandos en un URI smb://, como se ha demostrado con el uso de las sentencias PUT y GET.
    Added Translation Los navegadores web Links 1.00pre12 y Elinks 0.9.2 con smbclient instalado permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de metacaracteres del shell en un smb:// URI, como se ha demostrado mediante el uso de las sentencias PUT y GET.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=116355556512780&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116355556512780&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5925 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5925 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

84.30 }} 3.56%

score

0.98379

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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