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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0238 · published 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0238: Gnome epiphany vulnerability

Gnome · Epiphany

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 uses homograph characters from other character sets, which facilitates phishing attacks.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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 uses homograph characters from other character sets, which facilitates phishing attacks.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.shmoo.com/idn Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399 Broken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.shmoo.com/idn Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399 Broken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0238), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.