Insufficient Gas Griefing about 2023-08-gmx-fv HOT 1 OPEN

It seems like you're facing an issue related to gas grieving in your Solidity code. Gas griefing is a technique where a malicious user can manipulate the gas cost of a transaction in order to disrupt its execution. In your case, it seems that the getTokensWithPrices and getPrimaryPrice functions are vulnerable to this kind of attack.

To address this issue, you can implement a gas stipend mechanism in your contract to prevent gas griefing. A gas stipend is a predefined amount of gas that is allocated to sub-calls, preventing the caller from manipulating the gas cost to their advantage. Here's how you can modify your code to add a gas stipend:

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contract Oracle {
// ... (other contract functions and state variables)

modifier limitedGas(uint256 gasLimit) {
    require(gasleft() >= gasLimit, "Insufficient gas");
    _;
}

function getTokensWithPrices(uint256 start, uint256 end) external view returns (address[] memory) {
    // Set a reasonable gas stipend for the sub-call
    uint256 gasStipend = 20000; // Adjust the stipend value as needed

    // Use the limitedGas modifier to enforce the stipend
    return tokensWithPrices.valuesAtLimitedGas(gasStipend, start, end);
}

function getPrimaryPrice(address token) external view returns (Price.Props memory) {
    if (token == address(0)) { return Price.Props(0, 0); }

    Price.Props memory price = primaryPrices[token];
    if (price.isEmpty()) {
        revert Errors.EmptyPrimaryPrice(token);
    }

    // Set a reasonable gas stipend for the sub-call
    uint256 gasStipend = 20000; // Adjust the stipend value as needed

    // Use the limitedGas modifier to enforce the stipend
    return price.valuesAtLimitedGas(gasStipend);
}

}
In this example, I've introduced a new modifier named limitedGas that checks if the remaining gas is above a certain threshold before allowing the function to execute. I've also added gas stipends to the sub-calls to ensure that they have enough gas to execute properly.

Please note that you should adjust the gasStipend value based on the complexity of the sub-calls and the gas consumption patterns of your contract. It's important to strike a balance between providing enough gas for sub-calls to succeed and preventing excessive gas consumption by malicious users

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