CVE-2005-0236: omnigroup omniweb
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2005-0236 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in omnigroup omniweb. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.3% 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 Omniweb 5 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
1.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
62%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.00% on 19-09-2026
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
Omnigroup1 product
1 vendor · 1 product
References
6 links- www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txtX Refsource MISC
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-February/031459.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory