ghsa-853p-5678-hv8f
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-06-14 20:11
Modified
2023-06-16 17:57
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
ink! vulnerable to incorrect decoding of storage value when using `DelegateCall`
Details

Summary

The return value when using delegate call mechanics, either through CallBuilder::delegate or ink_env::invoke_contract_delegate, is being decoded incorrectly.

Description

Consider this minimal example:

``rust // First contract, this will be performing a delegate call to theCallee`.

[ink(storage)]

pub struct Caller { value: u128, }

[ink(message)]

pub fn get_value(&self, callee_code_hash: Hash) -> u128 { let result = build_call::() .delegate(callee_code_hash) .exec_input(ExecutionInput::new(Selector::new(ink::selector_bytes!( "get_value" )))) .returns::() .invoke();

result

}

// Different contract, using this code hash for the delegate call.

[ink(storage)]

pub struct Callee { value: u128, }

[ink(message)]

pub fn get_value(&self) -> u128 { self.value } ```

In this example we are executing the Callee code in the context of the Caller contract. This means we'll be using the storage values of the Caller contract.

Running this code we expect the delegate call to return value as it was stored in the Caller contract. However, due to the reported bug a different value is returned (for the case of uints it is 256 times the expected value).

Impact

After conducting an analysis of the on-chain deployments of ink! contracts on Astar, Shiden, Aleph Zero, Amplitude and Pendulum, we have found that no contracts on those chains have been affected by the issue.

This bug was related to the mechanics around decoding a call's return buffer, which was changed as part of https://github.com/paritytech/ink/pull/1450. Since this feature was only released in ink! 4.0.0 no previous versions are affected.

Mitigations

If you have an ink! 4.x series contract, please update it to the 4.2.1 patch release that we just published.

Credits

Thank you Facundo Lerena from CoinFabrik for reporting this problem in a well-structured and responsible way.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "ink"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "ink_env"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-34449"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-253",
      "CWE-754"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-06-14T20:11:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-06-14T21:15:09Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nThe return value when using delegate call mechanics, either through [`CallBuilder::delegate`](https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/call/struct.CallBuilder.html#method.delegate) or [`ink_env::invoke_contract_delegate`](https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/fn.invoke_contract_delegate.html), is being decoded incorrectly.\n\n### Description\nConsider this minimal example:\n\n```rust\n// First contract, this will be performing a delegate call to the `Callee`.\n#[ink(storage)]\npub struct Caller {\n    value: u128,\n}\n\n#[ink(message)]\npub fn get_value(\u0026self, callee_code_hash: Hash) -\u003e u128 {\n    let result = build_call::\u003cDefaultEnvironment\u003e()\n        .delegate(callee_code_hash)\n        .exec_input(ExecutionInput::new(Selector::new(ink::selector_bytes!(\n            \"get_value\"\n        ))))\n        .returns::\u003cu128\u003e()\n        .invoke();\n\n    result\n}\n\n// Different contract, using this code hash for the delegate call.\n#[ink(storage)]\npub struct Callee {\n    value: u128,\n}\n\n#[ink(message)]\npub fn get_value(\u0026self) -\u003e u128 {\n    self.value\n}\n```\n\nIn this example we are executing the `Callee` code in the context of the `Caller` contract. This means we\u0027ll be using the storage values of the `Caller` contract.\n\nRunning this code we expect the delegate call to return `value` as it was stored in the `Caller` contract. However, due to the reported bug a different value is returned (for the case of `uint`s it is `256` times the expected value).\n\n### Impact\nAfter conducting an analysis of the on-chain deployments of ink! contracts on Astar, Shiden, Aleph Zero, Amplitude and Pendulum, we have found that no contracts on those chains have been affected by the issue.\n\nThis bug was related to the mechanics around decoding a call\u0027s return buffer, which was changed as part of https://github.com/paritytech/ink/pull/1450. Since this feature was only released in ink! 4.0.0 no previous versions are affected.\n\n### Mitigations\nIf you have an ink! 4.x series contract, please update it to the [4.2.1](https://github.com/paritytech/ink/releases/tag/v4.2.1) patch release that we just published. \n\n### Credits\nThank you Facundo Lerena from [CoinFabrik](https://www.coinfabrik.com) for reporting this problem in a well-structured and responsible way.",
  "id": "GHSA-853p-5678-hv8f",
  "modified": "2023-06-16T17:57:43Z",
  "published": "2023-06-14T20:11:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/paritytech/ink/security/advisories/GHSA-853p-5678-hv8f"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34449"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/paritytech/ink/pull/1450"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/paritytech/ink/commit/f1407ee9f87e5f64d467a22d26ee88f61db7f3db"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/call/struct.CallBuilder.html#method.delegate"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.rs/ink_env/4.2.0/ink_env/fn.invoke_contract_delegate.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/paritytech/ink"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "ink! vulnerable to incorrect decoding of storage value when using `DelegateCall`"
}


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