Vulnerability CVE-2017-18359

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-18359 (CCN-156128)

Assigned:

2019-01-24

Published:

2019-01-24

Updated:

2022-04-06

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-20

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-18359

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
postgis-cve201718359-dos(156128)

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20190131 [SECURITY] [DLA 1653-1] postgis security update

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20211227 [SECURITY] [DLA 2857-1] postgis security update

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15444

Source: MISC
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/changeset/15445

Source: CCN
Type: PostGIS #3704
ST_AsX3D returns random data / crashes client

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/3704

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-18359

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:postgis:postgis:*:*:*:*:*:postgresql:*:* (Version >= 2.0.0 and < 2.3.3)

Configuration 2:

cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:411	P	Security update for librttopo (Important)	2022-07-06
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201718359000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017183590000000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201718359000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017183590000000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201718359000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017183590000000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2019-01-25
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201718359000	V	CVE-2017-18359 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2019-01-25

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