CVE-2005-0236
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,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- omnigroup/omniweb
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnExploit
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnExploit
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.