Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1497 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IE and Internet Explorer
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 13 |