Newest model 0.4.25 launch of Solidity fixes two necessary bugs. One other necessary bug was already fastened in model 0.4.22, however it was solely not too long ago found that the bug exists.
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Cleansing exponents in exponentiation
- Chance of prevalence: very low
- Exploitability: excessive
- Take a look at visibility: low
- Fastened in model: 0.4.25
Abstract: Utilizing quick varieties within the exponent of the exponentiation operation can result in invalid outcomes.
The Solidity language permits integer varieties shorter than 256 bits, though the Ethereum Digital Machine solely is aware of sorts of precisely 256 bits. Due to this, the high-order bits should be set to zero occasionally. For a lot of operations it would not matter whether or not these bits are set to zero or not (addition is one instance). That is why the Solidity compiler postpones this cleanup till it’s wanted to avoid wasting gas.
In very particular circumstances that the exponent of ** operator has a sort that’s shorter than 256 bits however not shorter than the bottom sort and accommodates high-order soiled bits, this may result in an incorrect consequence. Notice that literal exponents like in x ** 2 in addition to the case when the bottom sort is uint256 or int256 are unchanged.
Notice {that a} operate parameter can have soiled high-order bits if referred to as by a malicious entity, and the identical is true for knowledge returned from contract capabilities applied by malicious entities.
After reviewing a lot of contracts, we imagine that this error impacts solely only a few, if any, sensible contracts, as common makes use of of the scaling operator don’t result in the error.
This bug was discovered nweller.
Reminiscence corruption in a multidimensional array decoder
- Chance of prevalence: low
- Exploitability: medium
- Take a look at visibility: excessive
- Launched in model: 0.1.4
- Fastened in model: 0.4.22
Abstract: Calling capabilities of different contracts that return fixed-size multidimensional arrays leads to reminiscence corruption.
If Solidity code calls a operate that returns a fixed-size multidimensional array, the ABI-encoded knowledge returned should be transformed to Solidity’s inner array illustration. In Solidity, multidimensional arrays are applied as arrays of reminiscence pointers, whereas in ABI the info is encoded inline. The decoder didn’t take this distinction under consideration with the consequence that the returned components are interpreted as reminiscence pointers and subsequently could cause reminiscence corruption if the returned values are accessed. Calling capabilities with multidimensional fixed-size array arguments is unchanged, as is returning fixed-size arrays from operate calls if they aren’t utilized in a Solidity contract. The bug is barely within the element that decodes the fixed-size multidimensional array returned from a operate name from Solidity.
This bug was discovered yumhhh.
Invalid encoding of buildings in occasions
- Chance of prevalence: low
- Exploitability: low
- Take a look at visibility: excessive
- Launched in model: 0.4.17
- Fastened in model: 0.4.25
Abstract: Structs as occasion parameters will not be dealt with accurately.
Buildings shouldn’t have been supported as occasion parameters with out the brand new ABI encoder. The compiler nonetheless accepted them, however encoded their reminiscence deal with as an alternative of the particular worth. Even with the brand new ABI encoder, the buildings can’t be listed occasion parameters.
Buildings at the moment are accurately forbidden for the previous encoder, and if they’re listed additionally for the brand new encoder.
