A Survey of Attacks on Ethereum Smart Contracts (SoK)

• Published in: Principles of Security and Trust Vol. 10204; pp. 164 - 186
• Main Authors: Atzei, Nicola, Bartoletti, Massimo, Cimoli, Tiziana
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Berlin / Heidelberg 2017; Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Subjects: Consensus Protocol; Direct Call; Honest Node; Longe Branch; Security Vulnerability

Smart contracts are computer programs that can be correctly executed by a network of mutually distrusting nodes, without the need of an external trusted authority. Since smart contracts handle and transfer assets of considerable value, besides their correct execution it is also crucial that their im...