Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1497 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IE and Internet Explorer

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.

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