Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0233
CVE-2005-0233
Description
The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Firefox 1.0, Camino .8.5, and Mozilla before 1.7.6 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.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:camino:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:camino:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = .8.5
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 1.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.7.6
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.6
- cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-29.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_mozilla_firefox.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.shmoo.com/idnnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.htmlnvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100029nvdTool Signature
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11229nvdTool Signature
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