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CVE-2005-0237
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.6%
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- redhat
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.
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)
- 1.6% · top 24% 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 (12)
- 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.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050206 Re: state of homograph attacks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- FLSA:178606 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 14162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:325 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12461 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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