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Smart contracts, while revolutionary, are not devoid of vulnerabilities. Two of the most common ones are reentrancy and overflow attacks. Reentrancy occurs when a contract calls another contract or function before its own execution is complete, potentially leading to unauthorized access or funds being drained. Overflow vulnerabilities, on the other hand, stem from incorrect arithmetic operations where the result exceeds the maximum value that can be stored in a variable, causing unexpected behavior and possible loss of funds. Developers must implement measures such as checks-effects-interactions patterns, use of SafeMath library, and mutual exclusion mechanisms to mitigate these risks and ensure the integrity of smart contract operations.