[PostGIS] #6028: Mis-shapen Empty Polygon Crashes Backend
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Mon Dec 15 09:06:49 PST 2025
#6028: Mis-shapen Empty Polygon Crashes Backend
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Reporter: pramsey | Owner: pramsey
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone:
Component: postgis | Version: 3.2.x
Keywords: |
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{{{
drop table if exists fault;
create table fault (fid integer, geom geometry(Polygon,5015));
CREATE INDEX fault_geom_index ON fault USING GIST (geom);
INSERT INTO fault (fid, geom) VALUES (1,
'0103000020971300000100000000000000'::GEOMETRY);
}}
The polygon in the WKB is a polygon with one ring, which has zero points.
This is legal WKB, but not really distinct from an empty polygon
represented with zero rings, from a spatial logic point of view. It still
covers no space and is a polygon.
When parsing this input WKB, it makes sense to just convert the input into
a standard empty polygon.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/6028>
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