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
Published Jun 21, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.05%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 4.1
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 80.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02047) | 78.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 72.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 26.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 81.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 80.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 77.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 56.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7592.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241323 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/241400 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.