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CVE-2005-0238

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Epiphany allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode enc

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Epiphany allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names that are decoded in URLs and SSL certificates in a way that uses homograph characters from other character sets, which facilitates phishing attacks.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00748
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnome epiphanyall versions
mozilla caminoall versions
mozilla<= 1.6
omnigroup omniweball versions
opera browser<= 7.54
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocwww.shmoo.com · idnwww.shmoo.com
pocwww.shmoo.com · homograph.txtwww.shmoo.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD02 May 2005 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399Broken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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