Improper Handling of Babylonian Sqrt Calculation in Vyper for EVM by Vyperlang
CVE-2025-26622

2.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
Vyperlang
Status
Vyper
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 February 2025

Summary

Vyper, a Pythonic Smart Contract Language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine, contains a flaw in its sqrt() function, which utilizes the Babylonian method for calculating square roots. The vulnerability arises from the improper handling of oscillating final states, potentially leading to inaccurate results when rounding square roots of decimals. This flaw can affect the integrity of smart contracts deployed using Vyper. A fix is anticipated in version 0.4.1, and users are strongly urged to update as soon as the patched version is released, as there are currently no workarounds available for this issue.

Affected Version(s)

vyper < 0.4.1

References

https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/security/advisories/GH...
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https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/pull/4486
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CVSS V4

Score:
2.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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