CVE-2000-1199 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2000-1199

PostgreSQL stores usernames and passwords in plaintext in (1) pg_shadow...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

postgresql
Vulnerable Versions:
6.3.2, 6.5.3

Timeline

Official Publish: September 12th, 2001
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.