PT-2001-2582 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2001-12-31 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2001-1497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 through 6.0

Description The issue allows local users to differentiate between alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric characters used in a password by pressing certain control keys. This makes it easier to conduct a brute-force password guessing attack.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 through 6.0, consider disabling the use of control keys that allow jumping between non-alphanumeric characters as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1497

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1497 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3563 · Note