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CVE-2005-0233

Published: Feb 7, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
20.4%
Top 2.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Firefox 1.0, Camino .8.5, and Mozilla before 1.7.6 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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
camino
Consumer Software
firefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
mozilla
Consumer Software
omnigroup
commercialaka omniweb, omni web
omniwebMixed
Consumer Software / browser
opera
commercial·NOaka opera software, opera software as
opera browserOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
opera software
commercial·NOaka opera
opera web browserOn-prem
Consumer Software / browser
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
lists.grok.org.uk
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
marc.info
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml
gentoo.org
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