Bound the recipient returndata copy in ERC7786OpenBridge - #278
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Reading the recipient's response with `(bool, bytes memory) = target.call(...)` copies the full `returndatasize()` into memory and pays memory-expansion + `returndatacopy` gas in the bridge's frame. A recipient can pad its return buffer to force the caller to run out of gas even when the recipient itself succeeds and returns the correct ERC-7786 magic value in the first word. Switch the recipient call to `LowLevelCall.callReturn64Bytes`, which copies only the first 64 bytes of the return buffer into scratch space. Only the first word is inspected against the ERC-7786 magic value; the size check via `LowLevelCall.returnDataSize()` guards the case where the target has no code and returns nothing (previously distinguished implicitly by `bytes32(<empty bytes>)` decoding to `bytes32(0)`). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
WalkthroughThe bridge now bounds recipient return-data copying to the first 32 bytes, validates the selector, and tests successful execution with a 1 MiB padded response. ChangesERC-7786 return handling
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Severity of issue fixed: Medium Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The bridge now limits recipient return-data copying, but the new regression test does not constrain gas and could miss a return-bomb regression. The change is otherwise mergeable with this test-strengthening follow-up. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@test/crosschain/ERC7786OpenBridge.test.js`:
- Line 256: Update the sendMessage invocation in the ERC7786OpenBridge test to
include a calibrated gasLimit override. Set it high enough for the bounded
receiveMessage path to succeed but low enough that the previous full
return-buffer copy exhausts gas, while preserving the existing arguments and
assertions.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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The ERC-7786 standard, developed with support from OpenZeppelin, defines a universal interface for cross-chain messaging gateways [1][2]. The file ERC7786OpenBridge.test.js is part of the openzeppelin-community-contracts repository, which hosts implementation-specific code and tests for cross-chain messaging [3]. Regarding your query about a 1 MiB gasLimit for sendMessage, it is important to distinguish between data size and gas limits. In the context of EVM-compatible blockchains, a 1 MiB payload is significantly larger than what can be processed in a single transaction due to block gas limits, which typically cap at 30 million gas [4]. Sending a 1 MiB message would exceed current block gas limits, as the gas cost for calldata alone (16 gas per non-zero byte) would be approximately 16.7 million gas for 1 MiB (assuming all bytes are non-zero), not including execution and cross-chain message relaying costs. While tests in repositories like openzeppelin-community-contracts may use mock environments to stress-test gas usage or edge cases [3], a 1 MiB payload is generally impractical for production cross-chain messaging under current Ethereum mainnet constraints. If you encounter a test using this value, it is likely testing the limits of the contract's encoding or relay logic rather than a realistic production scenario. [4]
Citations:
- 1: https://www.erc7786.org/
- 2: https://eips.ethereum.org/
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- 4: https://github.com/dhl/blake2b-solidity
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Constrain the gas available to this call.
The previous ERC7786OpenBridge.receiveMessage path assigns target.call(call) to bytes memory, which copies the full 1 MiB return buffer. Because this transaction omits a gas limit, Ethers can estimate enough gas for that copy. Pass a calibrated { gasLimit: ... } override that permits the bounded path but makes the previous unbounded copy run out of gas.
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In `@test/crosschain/ERC7786OpenBridge.test.js` at line 256, Update the
sendMessage invocation in the ERC7786OpenBridge test to include a calibrated
gasLimit override. Set it high enough for the bounded receiveMessage path to
succeed but low enough that the previous full return-buffer copy exhausts gas,
while preserving the existing arguments and assertions.
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Merging origin/master brought in #278, which adds the same test as d7b34cc. The two copies differed only by the explicit gas limit, so the merge kept both. Drop the copy without the gas limit: without it, gas estimation settles on the path where the recipient runs out of gas allocating its return buffer, and the test fails.
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Summary
ERC7786OpenBridge.receiveMessagereads the recipient's response via(bool success, bytes memory returndata) = target.call(call). Solidity's high-level.callwith abytes memoryreturn copies the fullreturndatasize()into memory and pays memory-expansion +returndatacopygas in the bridge's own frame. A recipient can spend ~63/64 of its forwarded gas and thenreturn(...)a padded buffer sized fromgasleft(), so the bridge runs out of gas on the copy even though the recipient returned the correct ERC-7786 magic value in the first word.On the Axelar path the resulting revert additionally rolls back the approval consumption performed by
AxelarExecutable.executein the same transaction, so the same Axelar command remains approved and any relayer that keeps trying burns the same 8M+ gas on every attempt.This PR switches the recipient call to
LowLevelCall.callReturn64Bytes, which copies only the first 64 bytes of the return buffer into scratch space. Only the first word is inspected against the ERC-7786 magic value. The size check viaLowLevelCall.returnDataSize() >= 0x20preserves the previous behavior for targets that return nothing (previously distinguished implicitly bybytes32(<empty bytes>) == bytes32(0)).Test plan
ERC7786RecipientReturnBombMockreturning the correct magic value followed by 1 MiB of padding.gateway resiliencecase asserting the bridge still delivers to this recipient without exhausting gas.npx hardhat test test/crosschain/ERC7786OpenBridge.test.js— 11 passing.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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