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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…
High7.5EPSS 1.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- postgresql-md5-salt-weak-security(20215) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050420 Postgres: pg_hba.conf, md5, pg_shadow, encrypted passwords (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20050420 Re: Postgres: pg_hba.conf, md5, pg_shadow, encrypted passwords (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [pgsql-admin] 20020821 Re: OT: password encryption (salt theory) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .