# CVE-2024-32646: vyper performs double eval of the slice args when buffer from adhoc locations

- Also known as: GHSA-R56X-J438-VW5M, PYSEC-2024-207
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.4.0
- Published: 2024-04-25 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- vyperlang vyper: through 0.3.10
- vyper (PyPI): fixed in 0.4.0

## Description

Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum virtual machine. In versions 0.3.10 and prior, using the `slice` builtin can result in a double eval vulnerability when the buffer argument is either `msg.data`, `self.code` or `<address>.code` and either the `start` or `length` arguments have side-effects. It can be easily triggered only with the versions `<0.3.4` as `0.3.4` introduced the unique symbol fence. No vulnerable production contracts were found. Additionally, double evaluation of side-effects should be easily discoverable in client tests. As such, the impact is low. As of time of publication, no fixed versions are available.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vyperlang vyper, vyper, upgrade to a fixed version (0.4.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GHSA-r56x-j438-vw5m

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