Vyper has incorrect re-entrancy lock when key is empty string
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Vyper is a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Starting in version 0.2.9 and prior to version 0.3.10, locks of the type `@nonreentrant("")` or `@nonreentrant('')` do not produce reentrancy checks at runtime. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.10. As a workaround, ensure the lock name is a non-empty string.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vyperlang | vyper | 0.2.9 to before 0.3.10 | 0.3.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | vyper (PyPI) | 0.2.9 to before 0.3.10 | 0.3.10 | Patch available | GHSA-3hg2-r75x-g69m |
- vyper Vendorvyperlang Affected 0.2.9 to before 0.3.10 Fixed in 0.3.10 Patch available CNA
- vyper (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.2.9 to before 0.3.10 Fixed in 0.3.10 Patch available GHSA-3hg2-r75x-g69m
Remediation
- Fix · CNA vyper (vyperlang) Fixed in 0.3.10
- Fix · GHSA-3hg2-r75x-g69m vyper (PyPI) Fixed in 0.3.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42441
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hg2-r75x-g69m
References
Patch 2
More vyperlang Vyper vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16182 Vyper bounds check on built-in `slice()` function can be overflowed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14992 concat built-in can corrupt memory in vyper CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16184 Vyper array negative index vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-08657 Integer bounds error in Vyper CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-11796 Multiple evaluation of contract address in call in vyper CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-21531 vyper performs double eval of the argument of sqrt CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-42441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-42441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3hg2-r75x-g69m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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