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 that are decoded in URLs and SSL certificates in a way that uses homograph characters from other character sets,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.82% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- opera/opera browser
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnBroken Link, Exploit
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnBroken Link, Exploit
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.