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.

Scoring

CVSS base score
0.03
EPSS probability
0.56%
Published
2005-06-21
Last modified
2026-03-16

Affected products

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