VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1657
PostgreSQL uses the username for a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PostgreSQL uses the username for a salt when generating passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via a brute force attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-916
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.phpMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2Mailing List
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215Broken Link, VDB Entry
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.phpMailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2Mailing List
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215Broken Link, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.