CVE-2001-1497 Information

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.

Reference

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563