The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 on Windows does not properly restrict the characters in URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof a domain name via unspecified homoglyphs
Published Mar 12, 2012
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.41%
Description
The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 on Windows does not properly restrict the characters in URLs, which allows remote attackers to spoof a domain name via unspecified homoglyphs.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.1.2
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0b1
- 1.0.0b2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0b1
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.4
- 3
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4b
- 3.0.4b
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1b
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.2b
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0b
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.1b
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2b
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.0b
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.41% (0.01406) | 71.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01422) | 69.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 67.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 84.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 83.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/80088 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026785 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://osvdb.org/80088 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
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