Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-1657

Assigned:2002-12-31
Published:2002-12-31
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary: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 v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
References:Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[pgsql-admin] 20020821 Re: OT: password encryption (salt theory)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-1657

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050420 Postgres: pg_hba.conf, md5, pg_shadow, encrypted passwords

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050420 Re: Postgres: pg_hba.conf, md5, pg_shadow, encrypted passwords

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
postgresql-md5-salt-weak-security(20215)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    postgresql postgresql 7.3.19