CVE-2017-18359

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-18359
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-25 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-06 18:33:00 UTC
DescriptionPostGIS 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Postgis Postgis All All All All
Application Postgis Postgis All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1653-1] postgis security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Changeset 15444 – PostGIS MISC trac.osgeo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2857-1] postgis security update MLIST lists.debian.org
#3704 (ST_AsX3D returns random data / crashes client) – PostGIS MISC trac.osgeo.org Third Party Advisory
Changeset 15445 – PostGIS MISC trac.osgeo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178963 Debian Security Update for postgis (DLA 2857-1)

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