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Unscored CVE-2005-0238 EUVD-2005-0239GHSA-x737-2374-jhj3

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Epiphany allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names t…

Published Feb 7, 2005 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 epiphany-browser 1.4.8-2 —
Debian 13 epiphany-browser 1.4.8-2 —
Debian 12 epiphany-browser 1.4.8-2 —

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