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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Mon, 05 May 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vyperlang
Vyperlang vyper
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vyperlang:vyper:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vyperlang:vyper:0.4.0:-:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Vyperlang
Vyperlang vyper

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-04-25T17:00:54.082Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:13:39.300Z

Reserved: 2024-04-12T19:41:51.168Z

Link: CVE-2024-32481

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:13:39.300Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-25T17:15:50.273

Modified: 2025-05-05T17:31:53.233

Link: CVE-2024-32481

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