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CVE-2002-1657

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-916

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.

Affected products

• PostgreSQL: 7.3.19

References

• http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.php
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215
• http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.php
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215

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