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CVE-2001-1497

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/12/2001
Last modified:
03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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