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CVE-2005-0236
The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Omniweb 5 allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.0%
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- redhat
Description
The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Omniweb 5 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- multiple-browsers-idn-spoof(19236) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050206 state of homograph attacks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050208 International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 12461 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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