Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0235

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.

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Affected products

Opera/Opera Browser
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.54
Opera/Operallm-fuzzy
Range: = 7.54

Patches

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References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlnvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
www.shmoo.com/idnnvdBroken LinkExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
marc.infonvdMailing List
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlnvdBroken Link
www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtnvdBroken Link

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