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CVE-2017-18359 (GCVE-0-2017-18359)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-25 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:20
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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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2019-01-24 00:00
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