High severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 13, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Buffer overflow in Vyper
CVE-2022-24788
Description
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the ethereum virtual machine. Versions of vyper prior to 0.3.2 suffer from a potential buffer overrun. Importing a function from a JSON interface which returns bytes generates bytecode which does not clamp bytes length, potentially resulting in a buffer overrun. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
vyperPyPI | < 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 |
Affected products
2Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mrx-6fxm-8jpgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24788ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vyper/PYSEC-2022-197.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/vyperlang/vyper/commit/049dbdc647b2ce838fae7c188e6bb09cf16e470bghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-4mrx-6fxm-8jpgghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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