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CVE-2023-42460: Vyper's `_abi_decode` input not validated in complex expressions

September 26, 2023 (updated November 19, 2024)

_abi_decode() does not validate input when it is nested in an expression. the following example gets correctly validated (bounds checked):

x: int128 = _abi_decode(slice(msg.data, 4, 32), int128)

however, the following example is not bounds checked

@external
def abi_decode(x: uint256) -> uint256:
a: uint256 = convert(_abi_decode(slice(msg.data, 4, 32), (uint8)), uint256) + 1
return a  # abi_decode(256) returns: 257

the issue can be triggered by constructing an example where the output of _abi_decode is not internally passed to make_setter (an internal codegen routine) or other input validating routine.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx2q-hfxr-rj97
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vyper/PYSEC-2023-191.yaml
  • github.com/vyperlang/vyper
  • github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/3626
  • github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-cx2q-hfxr-rj97
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42460

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.3.4 before 0.3.10

Fixed versions

  • 0.3.10

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.3.10 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-682: Incorrect Calculation

Source file

pypi/vyper/CVE-2023-42460.yml

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