Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0237
CVE-2005-0237
Description
The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Konqueror 3.2.1 on KDE 3.2.1 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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References
12- secunia.com/advisories/14162nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.shmoo.com/idnnvdExploit
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031460.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461nvd
- www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671nvd
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