CVE-2023-40015

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.3 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 4, 2023
Updated: Sep 8, 2023
CWE ID 670

Summary

CVE-2023-40015 is a vulnerability in the Vyper programming language for smart contracts. This vulnerability affects multiple products and is categorized as a medium severity issue. The vulnerability occurs when the compiler evaluates certain expressions from right to left instead of left to right, which can lead to side effects that other arguments depend on. The affected expressions include bitwise operators, state modifying calls, and certain array operations. As of now, there is no patch available for this vulnerability. To mitigate the risk, users are advised to ensure that the arguments of the expressions do not produce any side effects or dependencies.

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