Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.