Detections
Analytics
CVE-2001-1497
high
Description
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.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400