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
Published Feb 7, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.55%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01552) | 74.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01552) | 71.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01081) | 76.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 68.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 65.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00212) | 57.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12461 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.shmoo.com/idn | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=147399 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19236 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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