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.. index:: Bugs
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.. _known_bugs:
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##################
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List of Known Bugs
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##################
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Below, you can find a JSON-formatted list of some of the known security-relevant bugs in the
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Solidity compiler. The file itself is hosted in the `Github repository
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<https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/blob/develop/docs/bugs.json>`_.
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The list stretches back as far as version 0.3.0, bugs known to be present only
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in versions preceding that are not listed.
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There is another file called `bugs_by_version.json
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<https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/blob/develop/docs/bugs_by_version.json>`_,
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which can be used to check which bugs affect a specific version of the compiler.
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Contract source verification tools and also other tools interacting with
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contracts should consult this list according to the following criteria:
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 - It is mildly suspicious if a contract was compiled with a nightly
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   compiler version instead of a released version. This list does not keep
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   track of unreleased or nightly versions.
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 - It is also mildly suspicious if a contract was compiled with a version that was
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   not the most recent at the time the contract was created. For contracts
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   created from other contracts, you have to follow the creation chain
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   back to a transaction and use the date of that transaction as creation date.
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 - It is highly suspicious if a contract was compiled with a compiler that
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   contains a known bug and the contract was created at a time where a newer
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   compiler version containing a fix was already released.
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The JSON file of known bugs below is an array of objects, one for each bug,
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with the following keys:
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name
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    Unique name given to the bug
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summary
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    Short description of the bug
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description
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    Detailed description of the bug
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link
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    URL of a website with more detailed information, optional
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introduced
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    The first published compiler version that contained the bug, optional
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fixed
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    The first published compiler version that did not contain the bug anymore
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publish
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    The date at which the bug became known publicly, optional
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severity
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    Severity of the bug: low, medium, high. Takes into account
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    discoverability in contract tests, likelihood of occurrence and
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    potential damage by exploits.
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conditions
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    Conditions that have to be met to trigger the bug. Currently, this
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    is an object that can contain a boolean value ``optimizer``, which
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    means that the optimizer has to be switched on to enable the bug.
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    If no conditions are given, assume that the bug is present.
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.. literalinclude:: bugs.json
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   :language: js
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