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name: evm-audit-dos-627eb5daec3f
description: EVM smart contract audit checklist for denial-of-service and griefing attacks. Covers gas griefing, unbounded loops, returndata bombing, block stuffing, and DoS via revert. Use when auditing protocols with loops, external calls, or time-sensitive operations. Load references/checklist.md for the full checklist.
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# DoS & Griefing Audit Skill

## Overview
Denial-of-service and griefing attack patterns in smart contracts. Focuses on gas exhaustion, revert-based DoS, and economic griefing.

## Reference Files
- **references/checklist.md** — Full audit checklist, load this when auditing for DoS/griefing


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Source attribution: austintgriffith
Original project: https://github.com/austintgriffith/evm-audit-skills/blob/185aed78eb6f2cbb30968cfd749ec52d19c761e3/evm-audit-dos/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

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# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: austintgriffith
Original project: https://github.com/austintgriffith/evm-audit-skills/blob/185aed78eb6f2cbb30968cfd749ec52d19c761e3/evm-audit-dos/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Development & Engineering, Product Management
Roles: Backend Developer, ML / AI Engineer, Product Manager, QA / Test Engineer, Security Engineer
Specialties: Backend
Tools: Checklist.Md
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 4483a1937804de9f0f35c92a2ba4ce4b093bb9de363b3b95818b4488b2bfd0da