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 Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00

Updated: 2005-07-06T09:00:00

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


Link: CVE-2001-1497

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

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

Modified: 2021-07-23T12:55:03.667


Link: CVE-2001-1497

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