CVE-2024-24563 is a critical vulnerability in Vyper, a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine, where the typechecker incorrectly allows signed integers to be used as array indices, despite arrays being defined for unsigned integers only. This flaw, present in all versions including 0.3.10, could lead to unpredictable contract behavior, access to otherwise inaccessible elements, or denial of service, though a revert on bounds check is the most likely outcome. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it carries a high risk of complete compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and a fixed version is not yet available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vyperlang:vyper:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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