CVE-2023-39363
mediumpriority · track · 24OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vyper is a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In versions 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0, named re-entrancy locks are allocated incorrectly. Each function using a named re-entrancy lock gets a unique lock regardless of the key, allowing cross-function re-entrancy in contracts compiled with the susceptible versions. A specific set of conditions is required to result in misbehavior of affected contracts, specifically: a `.vy` contract compiled with `vyper` versions `0.2.15`, `0.2.16`, or `0.3.0`; a primary function that utilizes the `@nonreentrant` decorator with a specific `key` and does not strictly follow the check-effects-interaction pattern (i.e. contains an external call to an untrusted party before storage updates); and a secondary function that utilizes the same `key` and would be affected by the improper state caused by the primary function. Version 0.3.1 contains a fix for this issue.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.9–9.1
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affected products (8)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-5824-cm3x-3c38Vyper has incorrectly allocated named re-entrancy locks2023-08-09ghsa · osvUS
### Impact In versions 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0, named re-entrancy locks are allocated incorrectly. Each function using a named re-entrancy lock gets a unique lock regardless of the key, allowing cross-function re-entrancy in contracts compiled with the susceptible versions. A specific set of conditions is required to result in misbehavior of affected contracts, specifically: - A `.vy` contract compiled with either of the following `vyper` versions: `0.2.15`, `0.2.16`, `0.3.0` - A primary function that utilizes the `@nonreentrant` decorator with a specific `key` and does not strictly follow the check-effects-interaction pattern (i.e. contains an external call to an untrusted party before storage updates) - A secondary function that utilizes the same `key` and would be affected by the improper state caused by the primary function ### Patches https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2439, https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2514 ### Workarounds Upgrade to 0.3.1 or higher ### References Technical post-mortem report: https://hackmd.io/@vyperlang/HJUgNMhs2
- PYSEC-2023-1422023-08-07vendor · osvUS
Vyer is a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In versions 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0, named re-entrancy locks are allocated incorrectly. Each function using a named re-entrancy lock gets a unique lock regardless of the key, allowing cross-function re-entrancy in contracts compiled with the susceptible versions. A specific set of conditions is required to result in misbehavior of affected contracts, specifically: a `.vy` contract compiled with `vyper` versions `0.2.15`, `0.2.16`, or `0.3.0`; a primary function that utilizes the `@nonreentrant` decorator with a specific `key` and does not strictly follow the check-effects-interaction pattern (i.e. contains an external call to an untrusted party before storage updates); and a secondary function that utilizes the same `key` and would be affected by the improper state caused by the primary function. Version 0.3.1 contains a fix for this issue.
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references (16)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-39363/cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2439cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2514cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-5824-cm3x-3c38cnnvd
- https://hackmd.io/@LlamaRisk/BJzSKHNjncnnvd
- https://hackmd.io/@vyperlang/HJUgNMhs2cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2439enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/2514enisa_euvd
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