The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Epiphany allows remote attackers to spoof…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01552 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | GNOME |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:camino:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:omnigroup:omniweb:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | Omnigroup |
| cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.54 | Vulnerable | Opera |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·GNOME
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:camino:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:omnigroup:omniweb:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Omnigroup
- cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.54 Vulnerable ·Opera
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x737-2374-jhj3
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-0238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x737-2374-jhj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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