CVE catalog

CVE-2005-0238

epiphany-browser: CVE-2005-0238

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.55% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianepiphany-browsersid51.1-1fixed
Debianepiphany-browserforky51.1-1fixed
Debianepiphany-browsertrixie48.5-0+deb13u1fixed
Debianepiphany-browserbookworm43.1-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianepiphany-browsersourcesid1.4.8-2not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianepiphany-browsersourceforky1.4.8-2not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianepiphany-browsersourcetrixie1.4.8-2not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianepiphany-browsersourcebookworm1.4.8-2not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Details (2)
    • 43.1-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12

    • 43.1-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12

  • Source package: [epiphany-browser]

    Details (2)
    • 43.1-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12

    • 43.1-1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · bookworm; dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Details (2)
    • 48.5-0+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13

    • 48.5-0+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13

  • Source package: [epiphany-browser]

    Details (2)
    • 48.5-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13

    • 48.5-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.8-2

      dsa · epiphany-browser · debian · 13

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