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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-1474 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.581Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-1497

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-1497

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