[FFmpeg-cvslog] configure: Clearer documentation for "disable-safe-bitstream-reader"
Michael Niedermayer
git at videolan.org
Fri May 16 02:49:09 EEST 2025
ffmpeg | branch: release/4.4 | Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc> | Mon Mar 24 02:57:46 2025 +0100| [576353a90098d1fbfee98a8a05d06129bfce7093] | committer: Michael Niedermayer
configure: Clearer documentation for "disable-safe-bitstream-reader"
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
(cherry picked from commit 979608dde7a833b7af50a9f6bad81fc483c1ff04)
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=576353a90098d1fbfee98a8a05d06129bfce7093
---
configure | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef55267736..81dde9fa25 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -416,7 +416,9 @@ Advanced options (experts only):
--enable-hardcoded-tables use hardcoded tables instead of runtime generation
--disable-safe-bitstream-reader
disable buffer boundary checking in bitreaders
- (faster, but may crash)
+ (This disables some security checks and can cause undefined behavior,
+ crashes and arbitrary code execution, it may be faster, but
+ should only be used with trusted input)
--sws-max-filter-size=N the max filter size swscale uses [$sws_max_filter_size_default]
Optimization options (experts only):
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