CVE-2017-18359 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PostGIS by sending crafted input to the ST_AsX3D function, leading to server termination.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-18359?
CVE-2017-18359 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18359?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (2)
librttopo SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 |
librttopo openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Postgis Postgis.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18359?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-18359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18359, DLA-1653-1, DLA-2857-1, GHSA-6f64-6j5j-jvvx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359, openSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1 and 1 more.