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CVE-2005-0236

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Omniweb 5 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
1.0%
percentile 63%
Public exploits
0
none known

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Omniweb 5 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)

1.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% 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
  • 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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