# CVE-2009-3049: Opera before 10.00 does not properly display all characters in Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) in the address bar, which allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Opera before 10.00 does not properly display all characters in Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) in the address bar, which allows remote attackers to spoof URLs and conduct phishing attacks, related to Unicode and Punycode.

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## References

- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/1000/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6235
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/932/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1000/
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1000/

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