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CVE-2005-0238

Published: Feb 7, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 28.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
epiphanygnome
On-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
caminomozilla
On-prem
Consumer Software / browser
mozillamozilla
Desktop App
Consumer Software / browser
omniwebomnigroup
Mixed
Consumer Software / browser
gnomeoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka gnome project, glib
mozillaoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka mozilla corp.
omnigroupcommercialConsumer Softwareaka omni web, omniweb
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
shmoo.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
lists.grok.org.uk
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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