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Title

Incorrect Inheritance Order

Relationships

CWE-696: Incorrect Behavior Order

Description

Solidity supports multiple inheritance, meaning that one contract can inherit several contracts. Multiple inheritance introduces ambiguity called Diamond Problem: if two or more base contracts define the same function, which one should be called in the child contract? Solidity deals with this ambiguity by using reverse C3 Linearization, which sets a priority between base contracts.

That way, base contracts have different priorities, so the order of inheritance matters. Neglecting inheritance order can lead to unexpected behavior.

Remediation

When inheriting multiple contracts, especially if they have identical functions, a developer should carefully specify inheritance in the correct order. The rule of thumb is to inherit contracts from more /general/ to more /specific/.

References

• Smart Contract Best Practices - Complex Inheritance
• Solidity docs - Multiple Inheritance and Linearization
• Solidity anti-patterns: Fun with inheritance DAG abuse

Samples

MDTCrowdsale.sol

/*
 * @source: https://github.com/Arachnid/uscc/blob/master/submissions-2017/philipdaian/MDTCrowdsale.sol
 * @author: Philip Daian
 */

pragma solidity ^0.4.25;

//import "https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-solidity/contracts/math/SafeMath.sol";
/**
 * @title SafeMath
 * @dev Math operations with safety checks that revert on error
 */
library SafeMath {
    /**
    * @dev Multiplies two numbers, reverts on overflow.
    */
    function mul(uint256 a, uint256 b) internal pure returns (uint256) {
        // Gas optimization: this is cheaper than requiring 'a' not being zero, but the
        // benefit is lost if 'b' is also tested.
        // See: https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-solidity/pull/522
        if (a == 0) {
            return 0;
        }

        uint256 c = a * b;
        require(c / a == b);

        return c;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Integer division of two numbers truncating the quotient, reverts on division by zero.
    */
    function div(uint256 a, uint256 b) internal pure returns (uint256) {
        // Solidity only automatically asserts when dividing by 0
        require(b > 0);
        uint256 c = a / b;
        // assert(a == b * c + a % b); // There is no case in which this doesn't hold

        return c;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Subtracts two numbers, reverts on overflow (i.e. if subtrahend is greater than minuend).
    */
    function sub(uint256 a, uint256 b) internal pure returns (uint256) {
        require(b <= a);
        uint256 c = a - b;

        return c;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Adds two numbers, reverts on overflow.
    */
    function add(uint256 a, uint256 b) internal pure returns (uint256) {
        uint256 c = a + b;
        require(c >= a);

        return c;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Divides two numbers and returns the remainder (unsigned integer modulo),
    * reverts when dividing by zero.
    */
    function mod(uint256 a, uint256 b) internal pure returns (uint256) {
        require(b != 0);
        return a % b;
    }
}

//import "https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-solidity/contracts/token/ERC20/ERC20Mintable.sol";

/**
 * @title ERC20 interface
 * @dev see https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/20
 */
interface IERC20 {
    function totalSupply() external view returns (uint256);

    function balanceOf(address who) external view returns (uint256);

    function allowance(address owner, address spender) external view returns (uint256);

    function transfer(address to, uint256 value) external returns (bool);

    function approve(address spender, uint256 value) external returns (bool);

    function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint256 value) external returns (bool);

    event Transfer(address indexed from, address indexed to, uint256 value);

    event Approval(address indexed owner, address indexed spender, uint256 value);
}

/**
 * @title Standard ERC20 token
 *
 * @dev Implementation of the basic standard token.
 * https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-20.md
 * Originally based on code by FirstBlood: https://github.com/Firstbloodio/token/blob/master/smart_contract/FirstBloodToken.sol
 *
 * This implementation emits additional Approval events, allowing applications to reconstruct the allowance status for
 * all accounts just by listening to said events. Note that this isn't required by the specification, and other
 * compliant implementations may not do it.
 */
contract ERC20 is IERC20 {
    using SafeMath for uint256;

    mapping (address => uint256) private _balances;

    mapping (address => mapping (address => uint256)) private _allowed;

    uint256 private _totalSupply;

    /**
    * @dev Total number of tokens in existence
    */
    function totalSupply() public view returns (uint256) {
        return _totalSupply;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Gets the balance of the specified address.
    * @param owner The address to query the balance of.
    * @return An uint256 representing the amount owned by the passed address.
    */
    function balanceOf(address owner) public view returns (uint256) {
        return _balances[owner];
    }

    /**
     * @dev Function to check the amount of tokens that an owner allowed to a spender.
     * @param owner address The address which owns the funds.
     * @param spender address The address which will spend the funds.
     * @return A uint256 specifying the amount of tokens still available for the spender.
     */
    function allowance(address owner, address spender) public view returns (uint256) {
        return _allowed[owner][spender];
    }

    /**
    * @dev Transfer token for a specified address
    * @param to The address to transfer to.
    * @param value The amount to be transferred.
    */
    function transfer(address to, uint256 value) public returns (bool) {
        _transfer(msg.sender, to, value);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @dev Approve the passed address to spend the specified amount of tokens on behalf of msg.sender.
     * Beware that changing an allowance with this method brings the risk that someone may use both the old
     * and the new allowance by unfortunate transaction ordering. One possible solution to mitigate this
     * race condition is to first reduce the spender's allowance to 0 and set the desired value afterwards:
     * https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/20#issuecomment-263524729
     * @param spender The address which will spend the funds.
     * @param value The amount of tokens to be spent.
     */
    function approve(address spender, uint256 value) public returns (bool) {
        require(spender != address(0));

        _allowed[msg.sender][spender] = value;
        emit Approval(msg.sender, spender, value);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @dev Transfer tokens from one address to another.
     * Note that while this function emits an Approval event, this is not required as per the specification,
     * and other compliant implementations may not emit the event.
     * @param from address The address which you want to send tokens from
     * @param to address The address which you want to transfer to
     * @param value uint256 the amount of tokens to be transferred
     */
    function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint256 value) public returns (bool) {
        _allowed[from][msg.sender] = _allowed[from][msg.sender].sub(value);
        _transfer(from, to, value);
        emit Approval(from, msg.sender, _allowed[from][msg.sender]);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @dev Increase the amount of tokens that an owner allowed to a spender.
     * approve should be called when allowed_[_spender] == 0. To increment
     * allowed value is better to use this function to avoid 2 calls (and wait until
     * the first transaction is mined)
     * From MonolithDAO Token.sol
     * Emits an Approval event.
     * @param spender The address which will spend the funds.
     * @param addedValue The amount of tokens to increase the allowance by.
     */
    function increaseAllowance(address spender, uint256 addedValue) public returns (bool) {
        require(spender != address(0));

        _allowed[msg.sender][spender] = _allowed[msg.sender][spender].add(addedValue);
        emit Approval(msg.sender, spender, _allowed[msg.sender][spender]);
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @dev Decrease the amount of tokens that an owner allowed to a spender.
     * approve should be called when allowed_[_spender] == 0. To decrement
     * allowed value is better to use this function to avoid 2 calls (and wait until
     * the first transaction is mined)
     * From MonolithDAO Token.sol
     * Emits an Approval event.
     * @param spender The address which will spend the funds.
     * @param subtractedValue The amount of tokens to decrease the allowance by.
     */
    function decreaseAllowance(address spender, uint256 subtractedValue) public returns (bool) {
        require(spender != address(0));

        _allowed[msg.sender][spender] = _allowed[msg.sender][spender].sub(subtractedValue);
        emit Approval(msg.sender, spender, _allowed[msg.sender][spender]);
        return true;
    }

    /**
    * @dev Transfer token for a specified addresses
    * @param from The address to transfer from.
    * @param to The address to transfer to.
    * @param value The amount to be transferred.
    */
    function _transfer(address from, address to, uint256 value) internal {
        require(to != address(0));

        _balances[from] = _balances[from].sub(value);
        _balances[to] = _balances[to].add(value);
        emit Transfer(from, to, value);
    }

    /**
     * @dev Internal function that mints an amount of the token and assigns it to
     * an account. This encapsulates the modification of balances such that the
     * proper events are emitted.
     * @param account The account that will receive the created tokens.
     * @param value The amount that will be created.
     */
    function _mint(address account, uint256 value) internal {
        require(account != address(0));

        _totalSupply = _totalSupply.add(value);
        _balances[account] = _balances[account].add(value);
        emit Transfer(address(0), account, value);
    }

    /**
     * @dev Internal function that burns an amount of the token of a given
     * account.
     * @param account The account whose tokens will be burnt.
     * @param value The amount that will be burnt.
     */
    function _burn(address account, uint256 value) internal {
        require(account != address(0));

        _totalSupply = _totalSupply.sub(value);
        _balances[account] = _balances[account].sub(value);
        emit Transfer(account, address(0), value);
    }

    /**
     * @dev Internal function that burns an amount of the token of a given
     * account, deducting from the sender's allowance for said account. Uses the
     * internal burn function.
     * Emits an Approval event (reflecting the reduced allowance).
     * @param account The account whose tokens will be burnt.
     * @param value The amount that will be burnt.
     */
    function _burnFrom(address account, uint256 value) internal {
        _allowed[account][msg.sender] = _allowed[account][msg.sender].sub(value);
        _burn(account, value);
        emit Approval(account, msg.sender, _allowed[account][msg.sender]);
    }
}

/**
 * @title Roles
 * @dev Library for managing addresses assigned to a Role.
 */
library Roles {
    struct Role {
        mapping (address => bool) bearer;
    }

    /**
     * @dev give an account access to this role
     */
    function add(Role storage role, address account) internal {
        require(account != address(0));
        require(!has(role, account));

        role.bearer[account] = true;
    }

    /**
     * @dev remove an account's access to this role
     */
    function remove(Role storage role, address account) internal {
        require(account != address(0));
        require(has(role, account));

        role.bearer[account] = false;
    }

    /**
     * @dev check if an account has this role
     * @return bool
     */
    function has(Role storage role, address account) internal view returns (bool) {
        require(account != address(0));
        return role.bearer[account];
    }
}

contract MinterRole {
    using Roles for Roles.Role;

    event MinterAdded(address indexed account);
    event MinterRemoved(address indexed account);

    Roles.Role private _minters;

    constructor () internal {
        _addMinter(msg.sender);
    }

    modifier onlyMinter() {
        require(isMinter(msg.sender));
        _;
    }

    function isMinter(address account) public view returns (bool) {
        return _minters.has(account);
    }

    function addMinter(address account) public onlyMinter {
        _addMinter(account);
    }

    function renounceMinter() public {
        _removeMinter(msg.sender);
    }

    function _addMinter(address account) internal {
        _minters.add(account);
        emit MinterAdded(account);
    }

    function _removeMinter(address account) internal {
        _minters.remove(account);
        emit MinterRemoved(account);
    }
}

/**
 * @title ERC20Mintable
 * @dev ERC20 minting logic
 */
contract ERC20Mintable is ERC20, MinterRole {
    /**
     * @dev Function to mint tokens
     * @param to The address that will receive the minted tokens.
     * @param value The amount of tokens to mint.
     * @return A boolean that indicates if the operation was successful.
     */
    function mint(address to, uint256 value) public onlyMinter returns (bool) {
        _mint(to, value);
        return true;
    }
}
/**
 * @title Crowdsale
 * @dev Crowdsale is a base contract for managing a token crowdsale.
 * Crowdsales have a start and end block, where investors can make
 * token purchases and the crowdsale will assign them tokens based
 * on a token per ETH rate. Funds collected are forwarded to a wallet
 * as they arrive.
 */
contract Crowdsale {
    using SafeMath for uint256;

    // The token being sold
    ERC20Mintable public token;

    // start and end block where investments are allowed (both inclusive)
    uint256 public startBlock;
    uint256 public endBlock;

    // address where funds are collected
    address public wallet;

    // how many token units a buyer gets per wei
    uint256 public rate;

    // amount of raised money in wei
    uint256 public weiRaised;

    /**
    * event for token purchase logging
    * @param purchaser who paid for the tokens
    * @param beneficiary who got the tokens
    * @param value weis paid for purchase
    * @param amount amount of tokens purchased
    */
    event TokenPurchase(address indexed purchaser, address indexed beneficiary, uint256 value, uint256 amount);

    function Crowdsale(uint256 _startBlock, uint256 _endBlock, uint256 _rate, address _wallet) {
        require(_startBlock >= block.number);
        require(_endBlock >= _startBlock);
        require(_rate > 0);
        require(_wallet != 0x0);

        token = createTokenContract();
        startBlock = _startBlock;
        endBlock = _endBlock;
        rate = _rate;
        wallet = _wallet;
    }

    // creates the token to be sold.
    // override this method to have crowdsale of a specific mintable token.
    function createTokenContract() internal returns (ERC20Mintable) {
        return new ERC20Mintable();
    }


    // fallback function can be used to buy tokens
    function () payable {
        buyTokens(msg.sender);
    }

    // low level token purchase function
    function buyTokens(address beneficiary) payable {
        require(beneficiary != 0x0);
        require(validPurchase());

        uint256 weiAmount = msg.value;

        // calculate token amount to be created
        uint256 tokens = weiAmount.mul(rate);

        // update state
        weiRaised = weiRaised.add(weiAmount);

        token.mint(beneficiary, tokens);
        TokenPurchase(msg.sender, beneficiary, weiAmount, tokens);

        forwardFunds();
    }

    // send ether to the fund collection wallet
    // override to create custom fund forwarding mechanisms
    function forwardFunds() internal {
        wallet.transfer(msg.value);
    }

    // @return true if the transaction can buy tokens
    function validPurchase() internal constant returns (bool) {
        uint256 current = block.number;
        bool withinPeriod = current >= startBlock && current <= endBlock;
        bool nonZeroPurchase = msg.value != 0;
        return withinPeriod && nonZeroPurchase;
    }

    // @return true if crowdsale event has ended
    function hasEnded() public constant returns (bool) {
        return block.number > endBlock;
    }
}

/**
 * @title CappedCrowdsale
 * @dev Extension of Crowsdale with a max amount of funds raised
 */
 contract CappedCrowdsale is Crowdsale {
    using SafeMath for uint256;
    uint256 public cap;

    function CappedCrowdsale(uint256 _cap) {
        require(_cap > 0);
        cap = _cap;
    }

    // overriding Crowdsale#validPurchase to add extra cap logic
    // @return true if investors can buy at the moment
    function validPurchase() internal constant returns (bool) {
        bool withinCap = weiRaised.add(msg.value) <= cap;
        return super.validPurchase() && withinCap;
    }

    // overriding Crowdsale#hasEnded to add cap logic
    // @return true if crowdsale event has ended
    function hasEnded() public constant returns (bool) {
        bool capReached = weiRaised >= cap;
        return super.hasEnded() || capReached;
    }
}

/**
 * @title WhitelistedCrowdsale
 * @dev Extension of Crowsdale with a whitelist of investors that
 * can buy before the start block
 */
contract WhitelistedCrowdsale is Crowdsale {
    using SafeMath for uint256;

    mapping (address => bool) public whitelist;

    function addToWhitelist(address addr) {
        require(msg.sender != address(this));
        whitelist[addr] = true;
    }

    // overriding Crowdsale#validPurchase to add extra whitelit logic
    // @return true if investors can buy at the moment
    function validPurchase() internal constant returns (bool) {
        return super.validPurchase() || (whitelist[msg.sender] && !hasEnded());
    }

}

contract MDTCrowdsale is CappedCrowdsale, WhitelistedCrowdsale {

    function MDTCrowdsale()
    CappedCrowdsale(50000000000000000000000)
    Crowdsale(block.number, block.number + 100000, 1, msg.sender) { // Wallet is the contract creator, to whom funds will be sent
        addToWhitelist(msg.sender);
        addToWhitelist(0x0d5bda9db5dd36278c6a40683960ba58cac0149b);
        addToWhitelist(0x1b6ddc637c24305b354d7c337f9126f68aad4886);
    }

}