Contract behavior alteration via repeated sqrt evaluation
Published Apr 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Compiler code-generation error in Vyper 0.3.10 and earlier allows attackers to alter contract behavior through a side-effecting sqrt argument. The sqrt builtin's build_IR function reuses its argument expression instead of caching the value on the stack, so side effects execute multiple times. Reachability requires compiling a contract whose sqrt argument has side effects; generated bytecode can then implement unintended state changes, although the upstream search found no affected production contracts.
Summary
What happened
Compiler code-generation error in Vyper 0.3.10 and earlier allows attackers to alter contract behavior through a side-effecting sqrt argument. The sqrt builtin's build_IR function reuses its argument expression instead of caching the value on the stack, so side effects execute multiple times. Reachability requires compiling a contract whose sqrt argument has side effects; generated bytecode can then implement unintended state changes, although the upstream search found no affected production contracts.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-32649
- Published
- Apr 25, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Vyper
- Product
- Vyper
- Classifications
- CWE-95
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<= 0.3.10
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