CVE-2024-32481
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum virtual machine. Starting in version 0.3.8 and prior to version 0.4.0b1, when looping over a `range` of the form `range(start, start + N)`, if `start` is negative, the execution will always revert. This issue is caused by an incorrect assertion inserted by the code generation of the range `stmt.parse_For_range()`. The issue arises when `start` is signed, instead of using `sle`, `le` is used and `start` is interpreted as an unsigned integer for the comparison. If it is a negative number, its 255th bit is set to `1` and is hence interpreted as a very large unsigned integer making the assertion always fail. Any contract having a `range(start, start + N)` where `start` is a signed integer with the possibility for `start` to be negative is affected. If a call goes through the loop while supplying a negative `start` the execution will revert. Version 0.4.0b1 fixes the issue.
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-ppx5-q359-pvwjvyper's range(start, start + N) reverts for negative numbers2024-04-25ghsa · osvUS
### Summary When looping over a `range` of the form `range(start, start + N)`, if `start` is negative, the execution will always revert. ### Details This issue is caused by an incorrect assertion inserted by the code generation of the range (`stmt.parse_For_range()`): https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/blob/9136169468f317a53b4e7448389aa315f90b95ba/vyper/codegen/stmt.py#L286-L287 This assertion was introduced in https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/3de1415ee77a9244eb04bdb695e249d3ec9ed868 to fix https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r8q-pfpv-7cgj. The issue arises when `start` is signed, instead of using `sle`, `le` is used and `start` is interpreted as an unsigned integer for the comparison. If it is a negative number, its 255th bit is set to `1` and is hence interpreted as a very large unsigned integer making the assertion always fail. ### PoC ```Vyper @external def foo(): x:int256 = min_value(int256) # revert when it should not since we have the following assertion that fails: # [assert, [le, min_value(int256), max_value(int256) + 1 - 10]], for i in range(x, x + 10): pass ``` ### Patches patched in v0.4.0, specifically, https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/3679 disallows this form of `range()`. ### Impact Any contract having a `range(start, start + N)` where `start` is a signed integer with the possibility for `start` to be negative is affected. If a call goes through the loop while supplying a negative `start` the execution will revert.
- PYSEC-2024-2462024-04-25vendor · osvUS
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum virtual machine. Starting in version 0.3.8 and prior to version 0.4.0b1, when looping over a `range` of the form `range(start, start + N)`, if `start` is negative, the execution will always revert. This issue is caused by an incorrect assertion inserted by the code generation of the range `stmt.parse_For_range()`. The issue arises when `start` is signed, instead of using `sle`, `le` is used and `start` is interpreted as an unsigned integer for the comparison. If it is a negative number, its 255th bit is set to `1` and is hence interpreted as a very large unsigned integer making the assertion always fail. Any contract having a `range(start, start + N)` where `start` is a signed integer with the possibility for `start` to be negative is affected. If a call goes through the loop while supplying a negative `start` the execution will revert. Version 0.4.0b1 fixes the issue.
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-32481/cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/blob/9136169468f317a53b4e7448389aa315f90b95ba/vyper/codegen/stmt.py#L286-L287cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/3de1415ee77a9244eb04bdb695e249d3ec9ed868cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/5319cfbe14951e007ccdb323257e5ada869b35d5cnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-ppx5-q359-pvwjcnnvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/blob/9136169468f317a53b4e7448389aa315f90b95ba/vyper/codegen/stmt.py#L286-L287enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/3de1415ee77a9244eb04bdb695e249d3ec9ed868enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/5319cfbe14951e007ccdb323257e5ada869b35d5enisa_euvd
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