# CVE-2002-1657

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-1657
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.02
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 22, 2005
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

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

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.40%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 60.1

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._