VyperApplication · Vyperlang

CVE-2024-32645

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 0.4.0 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum virtual machine. In versions 0.3.10 and prior, incorrect values can be logged when `raw_log` builtin is called with memory or storage arguments to be used as topics. A contract search was performed and no vulnerable contracts were found in production. The `build_IR` function of the `RawLog` class fails to properly unwrap the variables provided as topics. Consequently, incorrect values are logged as topics. As of time of publication, no fixed version is available.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Vyper versions 0.3.10 and prior have a bug in the `raw_log` builtin function where the `build_IR` method of the `RawLog` class fails to properly unwrap memory or storage variables passed as topics, resulting in incorrect values being logged to the Ethereum event log.

MitigationAvoid using memory or storage variables as topics in `raw_log` calls until a patched version is released; review existing contracts for vulnerable usage patterns.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
VyperApplication
Affected:< 0.4.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check your Vyper compiler version
    Run `vyper --version` or check your build system/dependency lock file for the Vyper version
    Affected if Version is 0.3.10 or prior, or less than 0.4.0
  2. Identify raw_log usage in your contracts
    Search your Vyper source code files for instances of the `raw_log` builtin function
    Affected if Any usage of raw_log is found in your contracts
  3. Inspect raw_log topic arguments
    For each raw_log call found, examine the arguments passed as topics (the second argument to raw_log)
    Affected if Memory variables (local variables) or storage variables (contract state variables) are used as topic arguments
  4. Review compiled IR output
    If you have access to the compiled IR (intermediate representation), inspect the RawLog build_IR output for any signs of improperly wrapped topic values
    Affected if The compiled output shows unexpected encoding or unwrapping issues with topic values

You are affected if you use Vyper version less than 0.4.0 AND use memory or storage variables as topics in raw_log calls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 0.4.0 or later
Fixed in 0.4.0
Interim mitigation

Avoid using memory or storage variables as topics in `raw_log` calls until a patched version is released; review existing contracts for vulnerable usage patterns.

Fix this in Vyper Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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