CVE-2007-3742
WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike characters" (homographs) and possibly perform phishing attacks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.44% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16, CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173Patch
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174Patch
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26287Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24636Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2730
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2731
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35716
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173Patch
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174Patch
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3214
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26287Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24636Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2730
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2731
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35716
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.