OmniGroup OmniWeb 5 IDN International Domain Name authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OmniGroup OmniWeb 5 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component IDN International Domain Name Handler. Performing a manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-0236. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended that the affected component be replaced with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at X-Force (19236), SecurityFocus (BID 12461†), OSVDB (61029†), Secunia (SA14166†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013099†). Further details are available at secunia.com. The entries VDB-1175, VDB-1180, VDB-1181 and VDB-1177 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Alternative
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: shmoo.com
Researcher: Eric Johanson
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1179
X-Force: 19236 - multiple Web browsers IDN URL spoofing, Medium Risk
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
SecurityTracker: 1013099
Vulnerability Center: 7343

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2005 14:16
Updated: 06/20/2024 16:06
Changes: 02/10/2005 14:16 (78), 07/01/2019 09:50 (1), 06/20/2024 16:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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