DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-0238
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238
Upstream
Published
2005-05-02T04:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-08T06:47:32Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / epiphany-browser

Package

Name
epiphany-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/epiphany-browser?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238.json"

Debian:13 / epiphany-browser

Package

Name
epiphany-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/epiphany-browser?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238.json"

Debian:14 / epiphany-browser

Package

Name
epiphany-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/epiphany-browser?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.8-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238.json"