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Summary: In some situations, variables can overwrite other variables in storage.
Affected Solidity compiler versions: 0.1.6 to 0.4.3 (including 0.4.4 pre-release versions)
Detailed description:
Storage variables that are smaller than 256 bits are packed together into the same 256 bit slot...
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