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CVE-2005-0235

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Opera 7.54 allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Opera 7.54 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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • shmoo.com /idn/homograph.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/19236 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • shmoo.com /idn · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/12461 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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