ubuntu-cve-2017-18359
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-01-25 05:29
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

PostGIS 2.x before 2.3.3, as used with PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted ST_AsX3D function input, as demonstrated by an abnormal server termination for "SELECT ST_AsX3D('LINESTRING EMPTY');" because empty geometries are mishandled.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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      },
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      },
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "PostGIS 2.x before 2.3.3, as used with PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted ST_AsX3D function input, as demonstrated by an abnormal server termination for \"SELECT ST_AsX3D(\u0027LINESTRING EMPTY\u0027);\" because empty geometries are mishandled.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:27Z",
  "published": "2019-01-25T05:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18359"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3704"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15445"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18359"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-18359"
  ]
}



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