PAXB - Audit

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CertiK reviewed PAXB (PAXB - Audit) on 2 Nov 2023: 17 findings, 0 critical; 16 marked fixed, 1 open.

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LowDiscussion on `TxGas`and `TxGasContractCreation`Open

Commits: - [`fca847da37de126b6a0652af813ec810a3e3d6ea`](https://github.com/paxb-paul/paxb-net/tree/fca847da37de126b6a0652af813ec810a3e3d6ea) Files: - params/protocol_params.go The `TxGas`and `TxGasContractCreation` are set 6000000 and 7000000 respectively which are comparatively larger than that in Geth. If the block gasLimit is set accordingly to that in Geth, e.g. 30000000 currently, which would limit the number of transactions in the block and eventually impact the performance TPS of whole networks. ```go=40 TxGas uint64 = 6000000 // Per transaction not creating a contract. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions. TxGasContractCreation uint64 = 7000000 // Per transaction that creates a contract. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions. ``` The team would like to know whether it is an intended design that is taken into consideration when the main net is launched.

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Repository and files the report names (498)

  • eth/downloader/events.go
  • internal/version/version.go
  • core/state/transient_storage.go
  • core/state/snapshot/conversion.go
  • rpc/service.go
  • accounts/abi/bind/backend.go
  • accounts/abi/error_handling.go
  • core/state_prefetcher.go
  • core/state/iterator.go
  • accounts/keystore/file_cache.go
  • eth/ethconfig/config.go
  • core/txpool/blobpool/limbo.go
  • accounts/manager.go
  • core/state/snapshot/iterator.go
  • p2p/netutil/toobig_windows.go
  • light/txpool.go
  • rpc/websocket.go
  • core/txpool/blobpool/config.go
  • cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
  • core/types/hashes.go
  • core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
  • core/vm/contract.go
  • core/evm.go
  • rpc/json.go
  • event/event.go
  • ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
  • p2p/discover/v5wire/crypto.go
  • cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/utils.go
  • rpc/ipc.go
  • event/multisub.go
  • trie/triedb/pathdb/layertree.go
  • p2p/netutil/error.go
  • consensus/ethash/difficulty.go
  • internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
  • signer/storage/aes_gcm_storage.go
  • accounts/hd.go
  • core/bloombits/scheduler.go
  • core/state/snapshot/difflayer.go
  • trie/sync.go
  • accounts/keystore/plain.go
  • core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go
  • cmd/devp2p/rlpxcmd.go
  • ethdb/memorydb/memorydb.go
  • eth/downloader/peer.go
  • p2p/dnsdisc/client.go
  • event/subscription.go
  • core/types/receipt.go
  • cmd/evm/main.go
  • signer/rules/rules.go
  • rpc/endpoints.go
  • p2p/enode/iter.go
  • core/gaspool.go
  • core/rawdb/accessors_trie.go
  • accounts/external/backend.go
  • les/retrieve.go
  • consensus/errors.go
  • miner/miner.go
  • p2p/netutil/iptrack.go
  • eth/handler.go
  • cmd/devp2p/main.go
  • cmd/devp2p/dns_route53.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/peer.go
  • p2p/dial.go
  • node/lifecycle.go
  • eth/peerset.go
  • eth/protocols/snap/discovery.go
  • trie/stacktrie.go
  • accounts/errors.go
  • les/server.go
  • beacon/types/config.go
  • core/vm/interpreter.go
  • rlp/typecache.go
  • core/txpool/legacypool/journal.go
  • eth/backend.go
  • core/types.go
  • core/vm/memory.go
  • light/odr.go
  • rpc/handler.go
  • trie/trie_id.go
  • accounts/keystore/presale.go
  • trie/triedb/pathdb/history.go
  • rpc/metrics.go
  • cmd/devp2p/enrcmd.go
  • core/rawdb/database.go
  • eth/peer.go
  • core/state/snapshot/holdable_iterator.go
  • cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/gen_stenv.go
  • ethdb/snapshot.go
  • core/blocks.go
  • eth/sync.go
  • eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
  • core/rawdb/accessors_state.go
  • trie/triedb/pathdb/metrics.go
  • internal/syncx/mutex.go
  • p2p/discover/metrics.go
  • eth/state_accessor.go
  • core/state/snapshot/generate.go
  • p2p/enr/entries.go
  • rlp/internal/rlpstruct/rlpstruct.go
  • core/txpool/blobpool/interface.go
  • accounts/abi/pack.go
  • p2p/enr/enr.go
  • core/rawdb/chain_iterator.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/tracker.go
  • p2p/enode/urlv4.go
  • trie/database.go
  • core/rawdb/schema.go
  • p2p/nat/nat.go
  • beacon/types/header.go
  • internal/ethapi/addrlock.go
  • light/lightchain.go
  • beacon/params/params.go
  • rpc/errors.go
  • core/state/metrics.go
  • p2p/enode/node.go
  • core/vm/contracts.go
  • trie/encoding.go
  • eth/downloader/api.go
  • core/types/tx_dynamic_fee.go
  • core/state/sync.go
  • p2p/enode/localnode.go
  • ethstats/ethstats.go
  • core/vm/evm.go
  • core/rawdb/table.go
  • cmd/geth/snapshot.go
  • core/state/pruner/bloom.go
  • miner/ordering.go
  • signer/core/apitypes/types.go
  • rlp/encode.go
  • core/state_transition.go
  • trie/committer.go
  • les/client.go
  • consensus/clique/snapshot.go
  • eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_api.go
  • light/postprocess.go
  • rpc/types.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/handler.go
  • p2p/discover/v5wire/session.go
  • internal/version/vcs.go
  • core/state/database.go
  • graphql/schema.go
  • graphql/graphql.go
  • accounts/abi/event.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/metrics.go
  • eth/catalyst/queue.go
  • eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_headers.go
  • trie/trie_reader.go
  • cmd/geth/consolecmd.go
  • cmd/devp2p/dns_route53_test.go
  • p2p/nat/natupnp.go
  • signer/core/cliui.go
  • graphql/graphiql.go
  • p2p/discover/v5wire/encoding.go
  • consensus/clique/clique.go
  • eth/protocols/snap/metrics.go
  • les/peer.go
  • accounts/abi/argument.go
  • core/types/hashing.go
  • accounts/abi/abi.go
  • cmd/utils/prompt.go
  • core/vm/gas_table.go
  • core/txpool/legacypool/noncer.go
  • consensus/misc/gaslimit.go
  • eth/protocols/snap/handler.go
  • accounts/abi/bind/template.go
  • core/types/transaction_signing.go
  • les/txrelay.go
  • trie/triedb/pathdb/difflayer.go
  • consensus/consensus.go
  • node/endpoints.go
  • beacon/types/gen_header_json.go
  • cmd/devp2p/dnscmd.go
  • p2p/discover/ntp.go
  • eth/downloader/skeleton.go
  • p2p/dnsdisc/error.go
  • accounts/keystore/passphrase.go
  • signer/core/gnosis_safe.go
  • eth/protocols/eth/handshake.go
  • core/state/statedb.go
  • light/odr_util.go
  • eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
  • rpc/client_opt.go
  • node/node.go
  • core/genesis.go
  • core/state/state_object.go
  • les/api_backend.go
  • core/types/log.go
  • cmd/devp2p/discv5cmd.go
  • core/state/snapshot/metrics.go
  • les/bloombits.go
  • cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/block.go
  • core/asm/lexer.go
  • les/state_accessor.go
  • les/odr.go
  • accounts/keystore/keystore.go
  • p2p/discover/common.go
  • eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
  • cmd/evm/disasm.go
  • les/commons.go

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PAXB
Audits1 audit by 1 firmLast audit Nov 2023, by CertiK.
Critical findingsNo open critical findingsIn 1 report.
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