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Cetus, Part II: Integer overflows triumphant return


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If we can be sentimental for a second, some things in life remind you of simpler times. Maybe it’s a well loved book, or a familiar place. For us, nothing dials up the nostalgia like the return of a vintage vulnerability.


In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Cetus hack. With the defi side covered in Part I, we now turn to the central mystery - how did the attacker manage to add a massive amount of liquidity with a single token?


Well, there is one bug that will make a big number, small. And this one was perfectly placed to turn the key and unlock hundreds of millions of dollars.


Integer overflows are back. And they’ve still got a few tricks to play


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