The use of the deprecated transfer() function for an address will inevitably make the transaction fail when:
The claimer smart contract does not implement a payable function.
The claimer smart contract does implement a payable fallback which uses more than 2300 gas unit.
The claimer smart contract implements a payable fallback function that needs less than 2300 gas units but is called through proxy, raising the call's gas usage above 2300.
Additionally, using higher than 2300 gas might be mandatory for some multisig wallets.
Use call() instead of transfer(), but be sure to respect the CEI pattern and/or add re-entrancy guards, as several hacks already happened in the past due to this recommendation not being fully understood.
Lines of code
https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-07-ens/blob/ff6e59b9415d0ead7daf31c2ed06e86d9061ae22/contracts/ethregistrar/ETHRegistrarController.sol#L183 https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-07-ens/blob/ff6e59b9415d0ead7daf31c2ed06e86d9061ae22/contracts/ethregistrar/ETHRegistrarController.sol#L204 https://github.com/code-423n4/2022-07-ens/blob/ff6e59b9415d0ead7daf31c2ed06e86d9061ae22/contracts/ethregistrar/ETHRegistrarController.sol#L211
Vulnerability details
This is a classic Code4rena issue:
Impact
The use of the deprecated
transfer()
function for an address will inevitably make the transaction fail when:Additionally, using higher than 2300 gas might be mandatory for some multisig wallets.
Impacted lines:
Recommended Mitigation
Use
call()
instead oftransfer()
, but be sure to respect the CEI pattern and/or add re-entrancy guards, as several hacks already happened in the past due to this recommendation not being fully understood.Relevant links: https://twitter.com/hacxyk/status/1520715516490379264?s=21&t=fnhDkcC3KpE_kJE8eLiE2A https://twitter.com/hacxyk/status/1520715536325218304?s=21&t=fnhDkcC3KpE_kJE8eLiE2A https://twitter.com/hacxyk/status/1520370441705037824?s=21&t=fnhDkcC3KpE_kJE8eLiE2A https://twitter.com/Hacxyk/status/1521949933380595712