4.6
CVSSv2

CVE-2000-1199

Published: 31/08/2001 Updated: 19/12/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 465
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow and (2) pg_pwd, which allows attackers with sufficient privileges to gain access to databases.

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postgresql postgresql 6.3.2

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/1139/info PostgreSQL is a free RDBMS that is released under a Berkeley style license PostgreSQL stores passwords for database users in a binary file called pg_shadow This file is readable by root and the postgres user Unfortunately, these passwords are stored in cleartext form and can be obtained if a us ...