Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0238
CVE-2005-0238
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.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:camino:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cginvdBroken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlnvdExploitVendor 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
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