CVE-2001-1497
First published: Mon Dec 31 2001(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Ie | =4.0.1 | |
| Microsoft Ie | =4.0 | |
| Microsoft Ie | =4.0.1 | |
| Microsoft Ie | =4.1 | |
| Microsoft Ie | =4.1 | |
| Microsoft Ie | =4.1 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.5-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =4.0 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =4.0.1 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =4.0.1-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.5 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.5-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6.0 |
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