Batch nonce overflow freezes withdrawals — AuditVault synthetic reduction

Source & credit. Reproduction of a public audit finding curated by AuditVault — the original finding: 62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat. Standalone Foundry PoC and full write-up: 62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat_exp in the evm-hack-registry mirror.

Vulnerability classes: vuln/arithmetic/overflow · vuln/dos/lockup

Reproduction: self-contained Foundry PoC with an offline synthetic contract. Full trace: output.txt.

AuditVault finding: 62487 · H-6: DoS might happen to DineroWithdrawRequestManager#_initiateWithdrawImpl()due to overflow on++s_batchNonce``

Key info#


Impact	HIGH — Batch nonce overflow freezes withdrawals
Protocol	[[Notional]] Exponent
Finding	AuditVault #62487
Report	https://github.com/sherlock-audit/2025-06-notional-exponent-judging
Source	AuditVault finding
Compiler	`^0.8.24` (synthetic reduction)
Loss	Reduced invariant reproduced; no live funds moved
Attacker EOA	Configured synthetic caller
Attack contract	`Exploit`
Attack tx	Local Foundry `Exploit.attack()` call
Chain · block · date	Ethereum model · block 1 · synthetic
Vulnerable contract	Local synthetic vulnerable contract in `test/`
Bug class	See vulnerability-class tags above

TL;DR#

This bug report discusses an issue that was found in the Notional Finance protocol by a group of individuals. The issue involves a function called DineroWithdrawRequestManager#initiateWithdraw() which is responsible for initiating a withdrawal of WETH. The function calls another function, DineroWithdrawRequestManager#_initiateWithdrawImpl(), which then executes a redemption from PirexETH. The problem lies in the fact that the requestId variable, which is used to track the withdrawal, is composed of three variables, one of which is a uint16 called s_batchNonce. Once this variable reaches its maximum value of 65535, the initiateWithdraw() function will revert and no further withdrawals can be made through the protocol. This means that any assets deposited through the protocol will be locked forever. The root cause of this issue is the fact that the capacity of `s_batchNonce

Background#

The upstream report is a Solidity finding. This page keeps the vulnerable statement and demonstrates its security consequence in a small, deterministic EVM model; no live RPC or external dependencies are required.

The vulnerable code#

SOLIDITY

// The exact vulnerable pattern is retained in test/62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat.sol.
// @> see the marked statement in the synthetic reduction

Root cause#

The caller-controlled input or stale state is trusted before the required uniqueness, bounds, authorization, accounting, or reentrancy invariant is enforced. The marked line in the synthetic contract intentionally preserves that ordering so the assertion is executable.

Preconditions#

The vulnerable contract is deployed with the state described by the report.
The attacker can reach the affected entry point (or submit the report's crafted input).

Attack walkthrough#

Exploit.run() initializes the minimal state from the report.
The marked vulnerable operation executes without its required check.
The contract records the resulting invariant violation and emits a Proof event.
The test asserts the harm; the passing trace is recorded at output.txt:4.

Diagrams#

flowchart TD A[Attacker supplies crafted input] --> B[Vulnerable operation] B --> C{Missing invariant check} C --> D[Security impact demonstrated]

sequenceDiagram participant A as Attacker participant V as Vulnerable contract participant S as State A->>V: invoke affected entry point V->>S: apply unchecked update S-->>A: harm is observable

Remediation#

Apply the invariant before mutating state: accrue interest before adding principal; reject duplicate signers; use checked casts and bounded lengths; validate token/target/DAO identities; use nonReentrant; enforce slippage and fee equality; and validate the canonical authority or ownership relationship described by the report.

How to reproduce#

BASH

cd evm-hack-registry/62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat_exp
forge test -vvvvv

The test is offline and uses only the shared forge-std library. The corresponding Playground bundle is generated from scripts/poc-configs/62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat.mjs.

Sources#

Reference: https://github.com/sherlock-audit/2025-06-notional-exponent-judging

Sources & further analysis#

Reproductions & code

Standalone PoC + full trace: 62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat_exp (evm-hack-registry mirror).
AuditVault finding: 62487-h-6-dos-might-happen-to-dinerowithdrawrequestmanager-initiat.

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