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Medium
CVE-2024-27094
OpenZeppelin Contracts base64 encoding may read from potentially dirty memory
Vulnerability Description
OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for secure smart contract development. The `Base64.encode` function encodes a `bytes` input by iterating over it in chunks of 3 bytes. When this input is not a multiple of 3, the last iteration may read parts of the memory that are beyond the input buffer. The vulnerability is fixed in 5.0.2 and 4.9.6.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/security/advisories/GHSA-9vx6-7xxf-x967
- https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts-upgradeable/commit/2d081f24cac1a867f6f73d512f2022e1fa987854
- https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts-upgradeable/commit/723f8cab09cdae1aca9ec9cc1cfa040c2d4b06c1
- https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/commit/92224533b1263772b0774eec3134e132a3d7b2a6
- https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/commit/a6286d0fded8771b3a645e5813e51993c490399c
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
>= 4.5.0, < 4.9.6, >= 5.0.0-rc.0, < 5.0.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 29th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H