CVE-2017-18359
PostGIS 2.x before 2.3.3, as used with PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-18359- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-18359- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9478 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9478- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f64-6j5j-jvvx
PostGIS 2.x before 2.3.3, as used with PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6f64-6j5j-jvvx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-18359- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-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 geometries are mishandled.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18359- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-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 geometries are mishandled.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1 No score
Security update for librttopo
This update for librttopo fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-18359: Fixed a denial of service in rtgeom_to_x3d3() (boo#1201215)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12171-1 No score
librttopo-devel-1.1.0-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the librttopo-devel-1.1.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
postgisDebian:12 |
before 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 |
postgisDebian:13 |
before 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 |
postgisDebian:14 |
before 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 |
postgisDebian:8 |
before 2.1.4+dfsg-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 2.1.4+dfsg-3 |
2.1.4+dfsg-3+deb8u1 |
postgisDebian:9 |
before 2.3.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1, plus listed versions 2.3.1+dfsg-2 |
2.3.1+dfsg-2+deb9u1 |
postgisUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 1.5.3-2ubuntu12.1.0-42.1.1-12.1.1-22.1.1-3 Show 4 moreShow less2.1.1-42.1.1-52.1.2+dfsg-22.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 |
2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 |
postgisUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.1.8+dfsg-42.2.0+dfsg-12.2.0+dfsg-32.2.1+dfsg-12.2.1+dfsg-2 |
2.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 |
librttopoSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 |
before 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 |
librttopoopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 |
before 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18359 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Postgis, published January 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.05%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in postgis 2.3.3+dfsg-1.
References
trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00030.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18359
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f64-6j5j-jvvx
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18359
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18359
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18359
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/53LIXE3IZS3MCDAMEDMHBM75CSSFKC7N
bugzilla.suse.com/1201215
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18359