CVE catalog
CVE-2017-18359
postgis: CVE-2017-18359
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.05% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgis | sid | 3.6.4+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | postgis | forky | 3.6.4+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | postgis | trixie | 3.5.2+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | postgis | bookworm | 3.3.2+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 1.5.3-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.0-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.1-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.1-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.2+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 14.04 | 2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.1.8+dfsg-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.2.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.2.0+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.2.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.2.1+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | postgis | 16.04 | 2.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Suse | librttopo | package hub 15 sp4 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | librttopo | leap 15.4 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgis | source | sid | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgis | source | forky | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgis | source | trixie | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | postgis | source | bookworm | 2.3.3+dfsg-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgis | deb | 14.04 | 2.1.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | postgis | deb | 16.04 | 2.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359 | Not reported |
| Suse | librttopo | rpm | package hub 15 sp4 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | librttopo | rpm | leap 15.4 | 1.1.0-bp154.2.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [postgis]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
- [postgis-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
- [postgresql-15-postgis-3]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
- [postgresql-postgis]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
- [postgresql-postgis-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
3.3.2+dfsg-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · bookworm; dsa · postgis · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [postgis]Fixed
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
- [postgis-doc]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
- [postgresql-17-postgis-3]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
- [postgresql-postgis]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
- [postgresql-postgis-scripts]Fixed
Source package: [postgis]
Details (2)
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
3.5.2+dfsg-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.3.3+dfsg-1dsa · postgis · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2022_10042-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18359]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1653-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-2857-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18359]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2022:10042-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18359]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-18359.json]
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