# CVE-2005-0238: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can spoof domain names using punycode homographs in Epiphany, facilitating phishing attacks against users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0238, GHSA-x737-2374-jhj3

## What is CVE-2005-0238?

CVE-2005-0238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 7 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0238?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Gnome Epiphany, Mozilla Camino, Mozilla Mozilla, Omnigroup Omniweb, Opera Opera Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-0238?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-0238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-0238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-0238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Mozilla, published on 7 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Mozilla. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-0238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.