ClickHouse up to 23.10.2.14 Decompression integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ClickHouse up to 23.10.2.14 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Decompression Handler. Performing a manipulation results in integer underflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-48298. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ClickHouse up to 23.10.2.14. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Decompression Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ClickHouse® is an open-source column-oriented database management system that allows generating analytical data reports in real-time. This vulnerability is an integer underflow resulting in crash due to stack buffer overflow in decompression of FPC codec. It can be triggered and exploited by an unauthenticated attacker. The vulnerability is very similar to CVE-2023-47118 with how the vulnerable function can be exploited.

The weakness was released 12/22/2023 as GHSA-qw9f-qv29-8938. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-48298 since 11/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 257882 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-48298), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (257882). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Class: Integer underflow
CWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 257882
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-48298

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/14/2023 🔍
12/21/2023 +37 days 🔍
12/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-qw9f-qv29-8938
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-48298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-48298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248811

Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2023 00:39
Updated: 08/30/2025 21:42
Changes: 12/22/2023 00:39 (49), 01/18/2024 07:40 (11), 08/30/2025 21:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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