CVE-2007-3742 (GCVE-0-2007-3742)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-08-03 20:00
Modified
2024-08-07 14:28
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
WebKit in Apple Safari 3 Beta before Update 3.0.3, and iPhone before 1.0.1, does not properly handle the interaction between International Domain Name (IDN) support and Unicode fonts, which allows remote attackers to create a URL containing "look-alike characters" (homographs) and possibly perform phishing attacks.
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