8.1
HIGH
CVE-2023-42443
Ethereum Vyper `raw_call`, `create_from_blueprint`, and `create_copy_of` Memory Corruption
Description

Vyper is a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In version 0.3.9 and prior, under certain conditions, the memory used by the builtins `raw_call`, `create_from_blueprint` and `create_copy_of` can be corrupted. For `raw_call`, the argument buffer of the call can be corrupted, leading to incorrect `calldata` in the sub-context. For `create_from_blueprint` and `create_copy_of`, the buffer for the to-be-deployed bytecode can be corrupted, leading to deploying incorrect bytecode. Each builtin has conditions that must be fulfilled for the corruption to happen. For `raw_call`, the `data` argument of the builtin must be `msg.data` and the `value` or `gas` passed to the builtin must be some complex expression that results in writing to the memory. For `create_copy_of`, the `value` or `salt` passed to the builtin must be some complex expression that results in writing to the memory. For `create_from_blueprint`, either no constructor parameters should be passed to the builtin or `raw_args` should be set to True, and the `value` or `salt` passed to the builtin must be some complex expression that results in writing to the memory. As of time of publication, no patched version exists. The issue is still being investigated, and there might be other cases where the corruption might happen. When the builtin is being called from an `internal` function `F`, the issue is not present provided that the function calling `F` wrote to memory before calling `F`. As a workaround, the complex expressions that are being passed as kwargs to the builtin should be cached in memory prior to the call to the builtin.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2023, 9:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 22, 2023, 2:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vyperlang vyper
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/issues/3609 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-c647-pxm2-c52w Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/issues/3609 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/issues/3609 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-c647-pxm2-c52w No Types Assigned https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-c647-pxm2-c52w Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vyperlang:vyper:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.3.10
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.03%

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0.48489

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