ink! is an embedded domain specific language to write smart contracts in Rust for blockchains built on the Substrate framework. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to version 4.2.1, the return value when using delegate call mechanics, either through CallBuilder::delegate or ink_env::invoke_contract_delegate, is decoded incorrectly. This bug was related to the mechanics around decoding a call's return buffer, which was changed as part of pull request 1450. Since this feature was only released in ink! 4.0.0, no previous versions are affected. Users who have an ink! 4.x series contract should upgrade to 4.2.1 to receive a patch.
CVE-2023-34449
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 53% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 57.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 14, 2023
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/call/struct.CallBuilder.html#method.delegate
- security-advisories@githubhttps://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/fn.invoke_contract_delegate.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/paritytech/ink/commit/f1407ee9f87e5f64d467a22d26ee88f61db7f3db
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/paritytech/ink/pull/1450
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/paritytech/ink/security/advisories/GHSA-853p-5678-hv8f
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/call/struct.CallBuilder.html#method.delegate
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/fn.invoke_contract_delegate.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/paritytech/ink/commit/f1407ee9f87e5f64d467a22d26ee88f61db7f3db
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/paritytech/ink/pull/1450
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/paritytech/ink/security/advisories/GHSA-853p-5678-hv8f
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