OmniGroup OmniWeb 5 IDN International Domain Name authentication spoofing
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OmniGroup OmniWeb 5. This affects an unknown part of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 02/06/2005 by Eric Johanson (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at shmoo.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0236 since 02/07/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is shared for download at shmoo.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (19236). Further details are available at secunia.com.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploiting
Class: Authentication spoofingCWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
02/06/2005 🔍02/07/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: shmoo.comResearcher: Eric Johanson
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0236 (🔍)
X-Force: 19236 - multiple Web browsers IDN URL spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1013099
SecurityFocus: 12461 - Multiple Web Browser International Domain Name Handling Site Property Spoofing Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14166 - OmniWeb IDN Spoofing Security Issue, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 61029 - Omniweb International Domain Name (IDN) Punycode Encoded Domain Name Spoofing
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Entry
Created: 02/10/2005 14:16Updated: 07/01/2019 09:50
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (78), 07/01/2019 09:50 (1)
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