Mozilla · Firefox · CVE-2005-0233
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Firefox version 1.0
Camino version .8.5
Mozilla versions prior to 1.7.6
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to spoof domain names using punycode encoded domain names that are decoded in URLs and SSL certificates. This is done by utilizing homograph characters from other character sets, which can facilitate phishing attacks.
**Recommendations**
For Firefox version 1.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Camino version .8.5, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Mozilla versions prior to 1.7.6, update to version 1.7.6 or later to resolve the issue.