CVE-2024-26149
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.005 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the ethereum virtual machine. If an excessively large value is specified as the starting index for an array in `_abi_decode`, it can cause the read position to overflow. This results in the decoding of values outside the intended array bounds, potentially leading to exploitations in contracts that use arrays within `_abi_decode`. This vulnerability affects 0.3.10 and earlier versions.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–5.3
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-9p8r-4xp4-gw5wVyper's `_abi_decode` vulnerable to Memory Overflow2024-02-26ghsa · osvUS
## Summary If an excessively large value is specified as the starting index for an array in `_abi_decode`, it can cause the read position to overflow. This results in the decoding of values outside the intended array bounds, potentially leading to bugs in contracts that use arrays within `_abi_decode`. The advisory has been assigned low severity, because it is only observable if there is a memory write between two invocations of `abi_decode` on the same input. ## Proof of Concept ```vyper event Pwn: pass @external def f(x: Bytes[32 * 3]): a: Bytes[32] = b"foo" y: Bytes[32 * 3] = x decoded_y1: Bytes[32] = _abi_decode(y, Bytes[32]) a = b"bar" decoded_y2: Bytes[32] = _abi_decode(y, Bytes[32]) if decoded_y1 != decoded_y2: log Pwn() ``` Sending the following calldata results in `Pwn` being emitted. ``` 0xd45754f8 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000020 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000060 ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffa0 ``` ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/3925, https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/4091, https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/4144, https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/4060.
- PYSEC-2024-1642024-02-26vendor · osvUS
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the ethereum virtual machine. If an excessively large value is specified as the starting index for an array in `_abi_decode`, it can cause the read position to overflow. This results in the decoding of values outside the intended array bounds, potentially leading to exploitations in contracts that use arrays within `_abi_decode`. This vulnerability affects 0.3.10 and earlier versions.
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-26149/cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-9p8r-4xp4-gw5wcnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-9p8r-4xp4-gw5wenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-9p8r-4xp4-gw5wExploitPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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