MEDIUM
WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike characters" (homographs) and possibly perform phishing attacks
Published Aug 3, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.44%
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike characters" (homographs) and possibly perform 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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.44% 0.02444
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02444
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 59.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00691) | 80.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00714) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00614) | 78.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00776) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00711) | 80.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 76.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 75.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 75.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00532) | 73.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3214 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26287 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24636 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018488 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2730 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2731 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35716 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306173 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306174 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3214 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26287 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24636 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018488 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2730 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2731 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35716 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 12, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3742
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a