CVE-2005-0235: opera opera_browser
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-0235 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in opera opera_browser. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 07-02-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The International Domain Name (IDN) support in Opera 7.54 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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.82% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (lists.grok.org.uk)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (shmoo.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Opera1 product
- opera_browser≤ 7.54
1 vendor · 1 product
References
7 links- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_31_opera.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken Link