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Permanent Fund Lock on Zero Claimants

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Description

The closePot logic assumes there will always be at least one claimant. If the 90-day window passes and 0 users have claimed their rewards, the function only extracts the managerCut and leaves the remaining 90% of the pool physically trapped in the contract.


In the current implementation, the "Bonus Distribution" is handled by a for loop that iterates over the claimants array.

uint256 claimantCut = (remainingRewards - managerCut) / i_players.length;
for (uint256 i = 0; i < claimants.length; i++) { // @> If length is 0, this block is skipped
_transferReward(claimants[i], claimantCut);
}

If claimants.length is 0:

  1. The managerCut is sent to the owner.

  2. The for loop condition (0 < 0) is false, so it never executes.

  3. The function completes successfully.

  4. 90% of the remainingRewards stays in the contract balance with no way to retrieve it.


Risk

Likelihood:

  • This occurs in "dead" contests or if a technical issue prevents users from claiming before the deadline.

Impact:

  • Funds are permanently bricked. While only 90% of the remaining rewards are lost, it represents a failure of the contract to fulfill its lifecycle (closing the pot).

Proof of Concept

1. Pot Status: 1,000 USDC remaining. 0 Claims
2. Owner calls closePot():managerCut (100 USDC) is transferred.
claimantCut is calculated (e.g., $900 / 10 = 90$).
claimants.length is 0. The loop runs 0 times.
3. Result: 900 USDC remains in the contract.
Since closePot can only be called successfully once (if my reported privous fix is applied), these funds are lost forever.

Recommended Mitigation

Explicitly handle the case where no one claimed the rewards. The "fairest" approach is usually to return the unclaimed funds to the owner/protocol treasury.

```
if (claimants.length == 0) {
_transferReward(owner(), remainingRewards); // or a specific treasury addr
remainingRewards = 0;
return;
}
```
This ensures the contract balance returns to zero (or its baseline) upon closure.
By adding an explicit branch for claimants.length == 0,
you prevent the "Stuck Funds" scenario and provide a clean exit for the capital.
Updates

Lead Judging Commences

ai-first-flight-judge Lead Judge about 2 hours ago
Submission Judgement Published
Validated
Assigned finding tags:

[M-01] Incorrect Handling of Zero Claimants in `closePot()` Function

## Description In the \`closePot\` function, if the number of claimants is zero, the remaining rewards intended for distribution among claimants may not be properly reclaimed by the Contest Manager. The \`claimantCut\` is calculated using the length of the \`i_players\` array instead of the \`claimants\` array, which could lead to incorrect distribution. Additionally, the function does not have a mechanism to handle the scenario where there are zero claimants, resulting in the potential loss of rewards. ## Vulnerability Details Specifically, when there are no claimants: - The manager's cut is calculated but only a portion or none of the remaining rewards is transferred back to the Contest Manager. - The rewards intended for claimants (\`claimantCut\`) are not distributed because the loop iterating over \`claimants\` does not execute, but there's also no fallback to reclaim these rewards. ## Proof of Concept Add this test in the TestMyCut.t.sol: ```markdown function testClosePotWithZeroClaimants() public mintAndApproveTokens { vm.startPrank(user); // Step 1: Create a new contest contest = ContestManager(conMan).createContest(players, rewards, IERC20(weth), totalRewards); // Step 2: Fund the pot ContestManager(conMan).fundContest(0); // Step 3: Move forward in time by 90 days so the pot can be closed vm.warp(block.timestamp + 90 days); // Step 4: Close the pot with 0 claimants uint256 managerBalanceBefore = weth.balanceOf(user); ContestManager(conMan).closeContest(contest); uint256 managerBalanceAfter = weth.balanceOf(user); vm.stopPrank(); // Step 5: Assert that the Contest Manager received all the remaining rewards // Since there are no claimants, the manager should receive all remaining rewards assertEq(managerBalanceAfter, managerBalanceBefore + totalRewards, "Manager did not reclaim all rewards after closing pot with zero claimants."); ``` In the test `testClosePotWithZeroClaimants`, after closing a pot with zero claimants, the Contest Manager is unable to reclaim all the remaining rewards: ```markdown ├─ [9811] ContestManager::closeContest(Pot: [0x43e82d2718cA9eEF545A591dfbfD2035CD3eF9c0]) │ ├─ [8956] Pot::closePot() │ │ ├─ [5288] 0x5929B14F2984bBE5309c2eC9E7819060C31c970f::transfer(ContestManager: [0x7BD1119CEC127eeCDBa5DCA7d1Bd59986f6d7353], 0) │ │ │ ├─ emit Transfer(from: Pot: [0x43e82d2718cA9eEF545A591dfbfD2035CD3eF9c0], to: ContestManager: [0x7BD1119CEC127eeCDBa5DCA7d1Bd59986f6d7353], value: 0) ``` ## Impact - This bug can lead to incomplete recovery of rewards by the Contest Manager. If no participants claim their rewards, a significant portion of the remaining tokens could remain locked in the contract indefinitely, leading to financial loss and inefficient fund management. - And All the reward is lost except from the little 10 % the manager gets because there was no mechanism to claim the remainingReward ## Recommendations - Adjust Calculation Logic: Modify the \`claimantCut\` calculation to divide by \`claimants.length\` instead of \`i_players.length\`. This ensures that only the claimants are considered when distributing the remaining rewards. - Handle Zero Claimants: Implement a check to determine if there are zero claimants. If true, all remaining rewards should be transferred back to the Contest Manager to ensure no tokens are left stranded in the contract. Example ```markdown if (claimants.length == 0) { i_token.transfer(msg.sender, remainingRewards); } else { for (uint256 i = 0; i < claimants.length; i++) { \_transferReward(claimants[i], claimantCut); } } ``` This approach ensures that in the event of zero claimants, all remaining rewards are securely returned to the Contest Manager.

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