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diff --git a/docs/security-considerations.rst b/docs/security-considerations.rst
index a96e58e9..726b8a2a 100644
--- a/docs/security-considerations.rst
+++ b/docs/security-considerations.rst
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ complete contract):
// THIS CONTRACT CONTAINS A BUG - DO NOT USE
contract Fund {
- /// Mapping of ether shares of the contract.
- mapping(address => uint) shares;
- /// Withdraw your share.
- function withdraw() {
- if (msg.sender.send(shares[msg.sender]))
- shares[msg.sender] = 0;
- }
+ /// Mapping of ether shares of the contract.
+ mapping(address => uint) shares;
+ /// Withdraw your share.
+ function withdraw() {
+ if (msg.sender.send(shares[msg.sender]))
+ shares[msg.sender] = 0;
+ }
}
The problem is not too serious here because of the limited gas as part
@@ -71,18 +71,17 @@ outlined further below:
::
contract Fund {
- /// Mapping of ether shares of the contract.
- mapping(address => uint) shares;
- /// Withdraw your share.
- function withdraw() {
- var share = shares[msg.sender];
- shares[msg.sender] = 0;
- if (!msg.sender.send(share))
- throw;
- }
+ /// Mapping of ether shares of the contract.
+ mapping(address => uint) shares;
+ /// Withdraw your share.
+ function withdraw() {
+ var share = shares[msg.sender];
+ shares[msg.sender] = 0;
+ if (!msg.sender.send(share))
+ throw;
+ }
}
-
Note that re-entrancy is not only an effect of Ether transfer but of any
function call on another contract. Furthermore, you also have to take
multi-contract situations into account. A called contract could modify the