Links web browser 1.00pre12 and Elinks 0.9.2 with smbclient installed allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharac
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
- Nov 15, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.3% · 95th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 8.3%
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- elinks elinks0.9.2
- links links1.00pre12
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | elinks | before 0.11.1-1.2 | 0.11.1-1.2 |
| Debian:12 | links2 | before 2.1pre25-2 | 2.1pre25-2 |
| Debian:3.1 | elinks | before 0.10.4-7.1 | 0.10.4-7.1 |
| Debian:3.1 | links | before 0.99+1.00pre12-1sarge1 | 0.99+1.00pre12-1sarge1 |
| Debian:3.1 | links2 | before 2.1pre16-1sarge1 | 2.1pre16-1sarge1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | elinks | before 0.13~0.20190723-1.14 | 0.13~0.20190723-1.14 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | elinks | before 0:0.9.2-3.3 | 0:0.9.2-3.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | elinks-debuginfo | before 0:0.9.2-3.3 | 0:0.9.2-3.3 |
Same product
elinks: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-7224Buffer overflow in entity_cache in ELinks before 0.11.4rc0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted link.32Monitor
- CVE-2012-6709ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation.23Monitor
- CVE-2002-1405CRLF injection vulnerability in Lynx 2.8.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject false HTTP headers into an HTTP request that is pro22Monitor
- CVE-2012-4545The http_negotiate_create_context function in protocol/http/http_negotiate.c in ELinks 0.12 before 0.12pre6, when using HTTP Negotiate or GS21Monitor
- CVE-2007-5034ELinks before 0.11.3, when sending a POST request for an https URL, appends the body and content headers of the POST request to the CONNECT 18Monitor
- CVE-2007-2027Untrusted search path vulnerability in the add_filename_to_string function in intl/gettext/loadmsgcat.c for Elinks 0.11.1 allows local users17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:elinks | 0.11.1-1.2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:links | 0.99+1.00pre12-1sarge1 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:links2 | 2.1pre25-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:elinks | 0.13~0.20190723-1.14 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:elinks | 0:0.9.2-3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:elinks-debuginfo | 0:0.9.2-3.3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-11-18 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-11-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-2 d
- Published
- TodayOct 9, 2026+7268 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- bugzilla.elinks.cz/show_bug.cgi?id=841
- marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116355556512780&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/22905
- secunia.com/advisories/22920
- secunia.com/advisories/22923
- secunia.com/advisories/23022
- secunia.com/advisories/23132
- secunia.com/advisories/23188
- secunia.com/advisories/23234
- secunia.com/advisories/23389
- secunia.com/advisories/23467
- secunia.com/advisories/24005
- secunia.com/advisories/24054
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-16.xml
- securitytracker.com/id?1017232
- securitytracker.com/id?1017233
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1228
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1240
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-27.xml
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:216
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.