CVE-2018-14671 Code injection in ClickHouse

Critical 9.8 Published 15 Aug 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can achieve remote code execution in ClickHouse by exploiting unixODBC to load arbitrary shared objects from the file system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-14671?

CVE-2018-14671 is a critical code injection vulnerability in ClickHouse, published on 15 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ClickHouse before 18.10.3, unixODBC allowed loading arbitrary shared objects from the file system which led to a Remote Code Execution vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14671?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clickhouse Clickhouse.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14671?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2018-14671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-82pw-c344-33pq.