Domain Name Spoofing Vulnerability in Mozilla Products
CVE-2005-0233

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Opera Software
Status
Opera Web Browser
Firefox
Camino
Omniweb
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 February 2005

Summary

The vulnerability in Mozilla's IDN support allows attackers to exploit punycode encoded domain names, facilitating the creation of misleading URLs. By cleverly using homograph characters from different scripts, attackers can design URLs that appear legitimate but lead users to malicious websites. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to users, as it can easily be leveraged for phishing attacks aimed at compromising sensitive information.

References

http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-F...
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EPSS Score

8% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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