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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-48298 · published 21 December 2023

CVE-2023-48298: Clickhouse vulnerability

Clickhouse · Clickhouse

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.63% · top 49.1% CWE-191 · CWE-191
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.63%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/56795 Patch
https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9f-qv29-8938 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/pull/56795 Patch
https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9f-qv29-8938 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-48298), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-12). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.