7.5
HIGH
CVE-2002-1657
PostgreSQL Weak Password Guessing
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2002, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-1657 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Postgresql postgresql
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-1657 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.php
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.php No Types Assigned http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-08/msg00253.php Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215 Broken Link, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-916
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/20215 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20215 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111402558115859&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111403050902165&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-1657 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} -0.02%

score

0.58825

percentile

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