CVE-2005-0237

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.96% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory org.uk Vendor Advisory org.uk Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory kde.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html	vendor advisory mailing list exploit
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.shmoo.com/idn	exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031460.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14162	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671	signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0237?: CVE-2005-0237 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0237?: To fix CVE-2005-0237, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0237 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0237 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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