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TI-2001-01445 Aliases CVE-2001-1497GHSA-vq53-fvjx-3c2c

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 through 6.0 could allow local users to differentiate…

Priority LOW 15Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02047 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.0.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_95:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_98:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:4.1:*:windows_nt_4.0:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:4.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5 sp2VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1497
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq53-fvjx-3c2c

References

Other 1

  • TI-2004-00947 Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00183 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Task Scheduler for Windows 2000 and XP, and Internet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-00210 The wininet.dll FTP client code in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 might allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-01313 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-01146 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2006-03617 Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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