CVE-2001-1497

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 6.0 could allow local users to differentiate between alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters used in a password by pressing certain control keys that jump between non-alphanumeric characters, which makes it easier to conduct a brute-force password guessing attack.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2001-12-31

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Ie (Microsoft)
• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563