CVE-2005-0236

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.shmoo.com/idn
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.shmoo.com/idn
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

omnigroup