Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-0237
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0237
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 82 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0237
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2005-0237
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http://www.shmoo.com/idn
Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031460.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
Exploit;Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
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http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt
Patch;Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
Products affected by CVE-2005-0237
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*