PostGIS 2.3.3 FlatGeobuf property metadata decoder out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostGIS. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component FlatGeobuf property metadata decoder. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-73515. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostGIS. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component FlatGeobuf property metadata decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PostGIS before 3.7.0beta2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows attackers to cause memory disclosure or a server crash by supplying a malformed FlatGeobuf buffer. The FlatGeobuf property metadata decoder verifies that a string length field is present but fails to verify that the subsequent string body is contained within the supplied buffer before materializing it into a SQL-visible value, enabling memory disclosure or denial of service.

The advisory is shared at mehmetince.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-73515 since 08/12/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at mehmetince.net. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 344849 (AlmaLinux 10 : postgresql16-postgis (ALSA-2026:65899)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.7.0beta2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (344849) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-3306). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 344849
Nessus Name: AlmaLinux 10 : postgresql16-postgis (ALSA-2026:65899)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PostGIS 3.7.0beta2

Timelineinfo

08/12/2026 CVE reserved
08/13/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2026 +43 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mehmetince.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-73515 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-73515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389653
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-3306 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (postgis, virtuoso-opensource): Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2026 18:15
Updated: 09/25/2026 02:16
Changes: 08/13/2026 18:15 (56), 09/11/2026 14:25 (7), 09/12/2026 03:08 (2), 09/25/2026 02:16 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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