CVE-2017-18359

NameCVE-2017-18359
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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1653-1, DLA-2857-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
postgis (PTS)buster2.5.1+dfsg-1fixed
bullseye3.1.1+dfsg-1+deb11u2fixed
bookworm3.3.2+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie3.4.2+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
postgissourcejessie2.1.4+dfsg-3+deb8u1DLA-1653-1
postgissourcestretch2.3.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1DLA-2857-1
postgissource(unstable)2.3.3+dfsg-1low

Notes

https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3704
https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444
https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15445

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