5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0235
Opera IDN Homograph Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Opera 7.54 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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 28, 2022, 5:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0235 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opera opera_browser
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-0235.

URL Resource
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html Broken Link Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2 Mailing List
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.shmoo.com/idn Broken Link Exploit
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0235 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0235 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html Broken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.shmoo.com/idn Exploit http://www.shmoo.com/idn Broken Link, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt No Types Assigned http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opera_software:opera_web_browser:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.54
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/19236 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110782704923280&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-0235 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-0235 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.67 }} -0.12%

score

0.77499

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability