CVE-2017-18359
Publication date 25 January 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| postgis | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |