5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-0237
Konqueror IDN Homograph Attack Phishing Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-0237 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 Kde konqueror
2 Kde kde
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-2005-0237.

URL Resource
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/031460.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14162 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
http://www.shmoo.com/idn Exploit
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671
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/031460.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14162 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
http://www.shmoo.com/idn Exploit
http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-0237 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-0237 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031460.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14162
    Added Reference http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050316-2.txt
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:058
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-325.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461
    Added Reference http://www.shmoo.com/idn
    Added Reference http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10671 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10671 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]
  • 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-2005-0237 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-2005-0237 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.08 }} 1.02%

score

0.88777

percentile

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