Hyperinflation Vulnerability - Reading Assignment
Hyperinflation Vulnerability - Reading Assignment
Read the Medium article by PeckShield describing the vulnerability and the exploit. https://medium.com/@peckshield/alert-new-batchoverflow-bug-in-multiple-erc20-smart-contracts-cve-2018-10299-511067db6536
Answer the questions below (try your best!):
- How was the bug discovered?
- What is this vulnerability called?
- Which function is vulnerable?
- Why was the vulnerability present in several ERC20 tokens?
- Why is "code is law" mentality problematic when it comes to fixing bugs?
- How did exchanges react to this vulnerability?