CVE-2005-0238
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,…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.55% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/epiphany · mozilla/camino · mozilla/mozilla · omnigroup/omniweb · opera/opera browser
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.shmoo.com/idnBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtBroken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.