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Sure, was just upper bounding it anyways. Even less of a problem!
RE: OP_CAT, not as OP_CAT was specified, which is why it was disabled. As
far as I know, the elements alpha proposal to reenable a limited op_cat to
520 bytes is somewhat controversial...
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On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Johnson Lau <jl2012@xbt.hk> wrote:
> No, there could only have not more than 201 opcodes in a script. So you
> may have 198 OP_2DUP at most, i.e. 198 * 520 * 2 =3D 206kB
>
> For OP_CAT, just check if the returned item is within the 520 bytes limit=
.
>
> On 3 Jan 2017, at 11:27, Jeremy via bitcoin-dev <
> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> It is an unfortunate script, but can't actually
> =E2=80=8Bdo
> that much
> =E2=80=8B it seems=E2=80=8B
> . The MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE =3D 520 Bytes.
> =E2=80=8B Thus, it would seem the worst you could do with this would be t=
o (10000-520*2)*520*2
> bytes ~=3D~ 10 MB.
>
> =E2=80=8BMuch more concerning would be the op_dup/op_cat style bug, which=
under a
> similar script =E2=80=8Bwould certainly cause out of memory errors :)
>
>
>
> --
> @JeremyRubin <https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin>
> <https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin>
>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Steve Davis via bitcoin-dev <
> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Suppose someone were to use the following pk_script:
>>
>> [op_2dup, op_2dup, op_2dup, op_2dup, op_2dup, ...(to limit)...,
>> op_2dup, op_hash160, <addr_hash>, op_equalverify, op_checksig]
>>
>> This still seems to be valid AFAICS, and may be a potential attack vecto=
r?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he=
lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Sure, was just upper boun=
ding it anyways. Even less of a problem!</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#0000=
00"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helve=
tica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;=
color:#000000">RE: OP_CAT, not as OP_CAT was specified, which is why it was=
disabled. As far as I know, the elements alpha proposal to reenable a limi=
ted op_cat to 520 bytes is somewhat controversial...</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small=
;color:#000000"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family=
:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"m_-62031068399645=
74959gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">-=
-<br><a href=3D"https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank">@JeremyR=
ubin</a><a href=3D"https://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank"></a><=
/div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Johnson Lau=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jl2012@xbt.hk" target=3D"_blank">j=
l2012@xbt.hk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div s=
tyle=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div>No, there could only have not more than =
201 opcodes in a script. So you may have 198 OP_2DUP at most, i.e. 198 * 52=
0 * 2 =3D 206kB</div><div><br></div><div>For OP_CAT, just check if the retu=
rned item is within the 520 bytes limit.</div><div><div class=3D"m_-6203106=
839964574959h5"><br><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 3 Jan 2017, at 1=
1:27, Jeremy via bitcoin-dev <<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxf=
oundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfounda<wbr>tion.org=
</a>> wrote:</div><br class=3D"m_-6203106839964574959m_65987160098687593=
8Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8000=
00190734863px">It is an unfortunate script, but can't actually=C2=A0</s=
pan><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"display:inline">=E2=80=8Bdo</div>=
<span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:1=
2.800000190734863px">=C2=A0that much</span><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty=
le=3D"display:inline">=E2=80=8B it seems=E2=80=8B</div><span style=3D"font-=
family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px"=
>. The MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE =3D 520 Bytes.</span><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:1=
2.800000190734863px;display:inline"><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-se=
rif">=E2=80=8B Thus, it would seem the worst you could do with this would b=
e to=C2=A0</font>(10000-520*2)*520*2 bytes =C2=A0~=3D~ 10 MB.</div></div><d=
iv style=3D"font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style=3D"font-si=
ze:12.800000190734863px"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:=
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">=E2=80=8BMuch more concerning w=
ould be the op_dup/op_cat style bug, which under a similar script =E2=80=8B=
would certainly cause out of memory errors :)</div><div><br></div></div></d=
iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><br clear=3D"all"><div=
><div class=3D"m_-6203106839964574959m_659871600986875938gmail_signature" d=
ata-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">--<br><a href=3D"https:/=
/twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank">@JeremyRubin</a><a href=3D"http=
s://twitter.com/JeremyRubin" target=3D"_blank"></a></div></div></div>
</div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Steve Davis =
via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.l=
inuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfounda<wbr>tio=
n.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D=
"word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:a=
rial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Hi all,</div><div style=3D"=
color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907348=
63px"><br></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-se=
rif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Suppose someone were to use the followi=
ng pk_script:</div><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans=
-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div class=3D"m_-620310683=
9964574959m_659871600986875938m_-8615729711671762748m_8591747901013163489gm=
ail_signature" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:12.800000190734863px"><div dir=3D"ltr">[op_2dup, op_2dup, op_2dup, =
op_2dup, op_2dup, ...(to limit)..., op_2dup,=C2=A0op_hash160, <addr_hash=
>, op_equalverify, op_checksig]</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>Thi=
s still seems to be valid AFAICS, and may be a potential attack vector?</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div></div></div><div><br></div></div><br>___=
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