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version: "1.0.0" name: solidity-security description: Master smart contract security best practices to prevent common vulnerabilities and implement secure Solidity patterns. Use when writing smart contracts, auditing existing contracts, or implementing security measures for blockchain applications.
Solidity Security
Master smart contract security best practices, vulnerability prevention, and secure Solidity development patterns.
When to Use This Skill
- Writing secure smart contracts
- Auditing existing contracts for vulnerabilities
- Implementing secure DeFi protocols
- Preventing reentrancy, overflow, and access control issues
- Optimizing gas usage while maintaining security
- Preparing contracts for professional audits
- Understanding common attack vectors
Critical Vulnerabilities
1. Reentrancy
Attacker calls back into your contract before state is updated.
Vulnerable Code:
solidity
// VULNERABLE TO REENTRANCYcontract VulnerableBank {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function withdraw() public {uint256 amount = balances[msg.sender];// DANGER: External call before state update(bool success, ) = msg.sender.call{value: amount}("");require(success);balances[msg.sender] = 0; // Too late!}}
Secure Pattern (Checks-Effects-Interactions):
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contract SecureBank {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function withdraw() public {uint256 amount = balances[msg.sender];require(amount > 0, "Insufficient balance");// EFFECTS: Update state BEFORE external callbalances[msg.sender] = 0;// INTERACTIONS: External call last(bool success, ) = msg.sender.call{value: amount}("");require(success, "Transfer failed");}}
Alternative: ReentrancyGuard
solidity
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/security/ReentrancyGuard.sol";contract SecureBank is ReentrancyGuard {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function withdraw() public nonReentrant {uint256 amount = balances[msg.sender];require(amount > 0, "Insufficient balance");balances[msg.sender] = 0;(bool success, ) = msg.sender.call{value: amount}("");require(success, "Transfer failed");}}
2. Integer Overflow/Underflow
Vulnerable Code (Solidity < 0.8.0):
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// VULNERABLEcontract VulnerableToken {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) public {// No overflow check - can wrap aroundbalances[msg.sender] -= amount; // Can underflow!balances[to] += amount; // Can overflow!}}
Secure Pattern (Solidity >= 0.8.0):
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// Solidity 0.8+ has built-in overflow/underflow checkscontract SecureToken {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) public {// Automatically reverts on overflow/underflowbalances[msg.sender] -= amount;balances[to] += amount;}}
For Solidity < 0.8.0, use SafeMath:
solidity
import "@openzeppelin/contracts/utils/math/SafeMath.sol";contract SecureToken {using SafeMath for uint256;mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) public {balances[msg.sender] = balances[msg.sender].sub(amount);balances[to] = balances[to].add(amount);}}
3. Access Control
Vulnerable Code:
solidity
// VULNERABLE: Anyone can call critical functionscontract VulnerableContract {address public owner;function withdraw(uint256 amount) public {// No access control!payable(msg.sender).transfer(amount);}}
Secure Pattern:
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import "@openzeppelin/contracts/access/Ownable.sol";contract SecureContract is Ownable {function withdraw(uint256 amount) public onlyOwner {payable(owner()).transfer(amount);}}// Or implement custom role-based accesscontract RoleBasedContract {mapping(address => bool) public admins;modifier onlyAdmin() {require(admins[msg.sender], "Not an admin");_;}function criticalFunction() public onlyAdmin {// Protected function}}
4. Front-Running
Vulnerable:
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// VULNERABLE TO FRONT-RUNNINGcontract VulnerableDEX {function swap(uint256 amount, uint256 minOutput) public {// Attacker sees this in mempool and front-runsuint256 output = calculateOutput(amount);require(output >= minOutput, "Slippage too high");// Perform swap}}
Mitigation:
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contract SecureDEX {mapping(bytes32 => bool) public usedCommitments;// Step 1: Commit to tradefunction commitTrade(bytes32 commitment) public {usedCommitments[commitment] = true;}// Step 2: Reveal trade (next block)function revealTrade(uint256 amount,uint256 minOutput,bytes32 secret) public {bytes32 commitment = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(msg.sender, amount, minOutput, secret));require(usedCommitments[commitment], "Invalid commitment");// Perform swap}}
Security Best Practices
Checks-Effects-Interactions Pattern
solidity
contract SecurePattern {mapping(address => uint256) public balances;function withdraw(uint256 amount) public {// 1. CHECKS: Validate conditionsrequire(amount <= balances[msg.sender], "Insufficient balance");require(amount > 0, "Amount must be positive");// 2. EFFECTS: Update statebalances[msg.sender] -= amount;// 3. INTERACTIONS: External calls last(bool success, ) = msg.sender.call{value: amount}("");require(success, "Transfer failed");}}
Pull Over Push Pattern
solidity
// Prefer this (pull)contract SecurePayment {mapping(address => uint256) public pendingWithdrawals;function recordPayment(address recipient, uint256 amount) internal {pendingWithdrawals[recipient] += amount;}function withdraw() public {uint256 amount = pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender];require(amount > 0, "Nothing to withdraw");pendingWithdrawals[msg.sender] = 0;payable(msg.sender).transfer(amount);}}// Over this (push)contract RiskyPayment {function distributePayments(address[] memory recipients, uint256[] memory amounts) public {for (uint i = 0; i < recipients.length; i++) {// If any transfer fails, entire batch failspayable(recipients[i]).transfer(amounts[i]);}}}
Input Validation
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contract SecureContract {function transfer(address to, uint256 amount) public {// Validate inputsrequire(to != address(0), "Invalid recipient");require(to != address(this), "Cannot send to contract");require(amount > 0, "Amount must be positive");require(amount <= balances[msg.sender], "Insufficient balance");// Proceed with transferbalances[msg.sender] -= amount;balances[to] += amount;}}
Emergency Stop (Circuit Breaker)
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import "@openzeppelin/contracts/security/Pausable.sol";contract EmergencyStop is Pausable, Ownable {function criticalFunction() public whenNotPaused {// Function logic}function emergencyStop() public onlyOwner {_pause();}function resume() public onlyOwner {_unpause();}}
Gas Optimization
Use uint256 Instead of Smaller Types
solidity
// More gas efficientcontract GasEfficient {uint256 public value; // Optimalfunction set(uint256 _value) public {value = _value;}}// Less efficientcontract GasInefficient {uint8 public value; // Still uses 256-bit slotfunction set(uint8 _value) public {value = _value; // Extra gas for type conversion}}
Pack Storage Variables
solidity
// Gas efficient (3 variables in 1 slot)contract PackedStorage {uint128 public a; // Slot 0uint64 public b; // Slot 0uint64 public c; // Slot 0uint256 public d; // Slot 1}// Gas inefficient (each variable in separate slot)contract UnpackedStorage {uint256 public a; // Slot 0uint256 public b; // Slot 1uint256 public c; // Slot 2uint256 public d; // Slot 3}
Use calldata Instead of memory for Function Arguments
solidity
contract GasOptimized {// More gas efficientfunction processData(uint256[] calldata data) public pure returns (uint256) {return data[0];}// Less efficientfunction processDataMemory(uint256[] memory data) public pure returns (uint256) {return data[0];}}
Use Events for Data Storage (When Appropriate)
solidity
contract EventStorage {// Emitting events is cheaper than storageevent DataStored(address indexed user, uint256 indexed id, bytes data);function storeData(uint256 id, bytes calldata data) public {emit DataStored(msg.sender, id, data);// Don't store in contract storage unless needed}}
Common Vulnerabilities Checklist
solidity
// Security Checklist Contractcontract SecurityChecklist {/*** [ ] Reentrancy protection (ReentrancyGuard or CEI pattern)* [ ] Integer overflow/underflow (Solidity 0.8+ or SafeMath)* [ ] Access control (Ownable, roles, modifiers)* [ ] Input validation (require statements)* [ ] Front-running mitigation (commit-reveal if applicable)* [ ] Gas optimization (packed storage, calldata)* [ ] Emergency stop mechanism (Pausable)* [ ] Pull over push pattern for payments* [ ] No delegatecall to untrusted contracts* [ ] No tx.origin for authentication (use msg.sender)* [ ] Proper event emission* [ ] External calls at end of function* [ ] Check return values of external calls* [ ] No hardcoded addresses* [ ] Upgrade mechanism (if proxy pattern)*/}
Testing for Security
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// Hardhat test exampleconst { expect } = require("chai");const { ethers } = require("hardhat");describe("Security Tests", function () {it("Should prevent reentrancy attack", async function () {const [attacker] = await ethers.getSigners();const VictimBank = await ethers.getContractFactory("SecureBank");const bank = await VictimBank.deploy();const Attacker = await ethers.getContractFactory("ReentrancyAttacker");const attackerContract = await Attacker.deploy(bank.address);// Deposit fundsawait bank.deposit({value: ethers.utils.parseEther("10")});// Attempt reentrancy attackawait expect(attackerContract.attack({value: ethers.utils.parseEther("1")})).to.be.revertedWith("ReentrancyGuard: reentrant call");});it("Should prevent integer overflow", async function () {const Token = await ethers.getContractFactory("SecureToken");const token = await Token.deploy();// Attempt overflowawait expect(token.transfer(attacker.address, ethers.constants.MaxUint256)).to.be.reverted;});it("Should enforce access control", async function () {const [owner, attacker] = await ethers.getSigners();const Contract = await ethers.getContractFactory("SecureContract");const contract = await Contract.deploy();// Attempt unauthorized withdrawalawait expect(contract.connect(attacker).withdraw(100)).to.be.revertedWith("Ownable: caller is not the owner");});});
Audit Preparation
solidity
contract WellDocumentedContract {/*** @title Well Documented Contract* @dev Example of proper documentation for audits* @notice This contract handles user deposits and withdrawals*//// @notice Mapping of user balancesmapping(address => uint256) public balances;/*** @dev Deposits ETH into the contract* @notice Anyone can deposit funds*/function deposit() public payable {require(msg.value > 0, "Must send ETH");balances[msg.sender] += msg.value;}/*** @dev Withdraws user's balance* @notice Follows CEI pattern to prevent reentrancy* @param amount Amount to withdraw in wei*/function withdraw(uint256 amount) public {// CHECKSrequire(amount <= balances[msg.sender], "Insufficient balance");// EFFECTSbalances[msg.sender] -= amount;// INTERACTIONS(bool success, ) = msg.sender.call{value: amount}("");require(success, "Transfer failed");}}
Resources
- references/reentrancy.md: Comprehensive reentrancy prevention
- references/access-control.md: Role-based access patterns
- references/overflow-underflow.md: SafeMath and integer safety
- references/gas-optimization.md: Gas saving techniques
- references/vulnerability-patterns.md: Common vulnerability catalog
- assets/solidity-contracts-templates.sol: Secure contract templates
- assets/security-checklist.md: Pre-audit checklist
- scripts/analyze-contract.sh: Static analysis tools
Tools for Security Analysis
- Slither: Static analysis tool
- Mythril: Security analysis tool
- Echidna: Fuzzing tool
- Manticore: Symbolic execution
- Securify: Automated security scanner
Common Pitfalls
- Using `tx.origin` for Authentication: Use
msg.senderinstead - Unchecked External Calls: Always check return values
- Delegatecall to Untrusted Contracts: Can hijack your contract
- Floating Pragma: Pin to specific Solidity version
- Missing Events: Emit events for state changes
- Excessive Gas in Loops: Can hit block gas limit
- No Upgrade Path: Consider proxy patterns if upgrades needed