CVE-2017-18359
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.05% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- postgis/postgis · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15445Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3704Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15445Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3704Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.