CVE-2005-0238
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-02-07 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a060922ebef66417ee730c76f415e33eccafcd6c32f6cfd5b9c3ce29ae0668cc
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.shmoo.comhttp://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commultiple-browsers-idn-spoof(19236)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
- lists.grok.org.uk20050206 state of homograph attackshttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
- www.shmoo.comhttp://www.shmoo.com/idn
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399
- www.securityfocus.com12461http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 1.4.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 1.4.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- epiphany-browser Fixed in 1.4.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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