[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avformat/mov: Fix decoding fragmented MP4 with multiple sample entries and empty stsc

James Almer jamrial at gmail.com
Fri May 9 01:15:47 EEST 2025


On 5/8/2025 7:14 PM, Dimitry Andric wrote:
> On 28 Apr 2025, at 13:00, Dimitry Andric <dimitry at unified-streaming.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 19 Apr 2025, at 16:27, Dimitry Andric <dimitry at unified-streaming.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 10 Apr 2025, at 11:03, Dimitry Andric <dimitry at unified-streaming.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 3 Apr 2025, at 22:02, Dimitry Andric <dimitry at unified-streaming.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> When decoding fragmented MP4 files that have an empty stsc box, and
>>>>> instead contain sample description indexes in their tfhd boxes, the mov
>>>>> demuxer does not notify the decoder whenever the current sample
>>>>> description index changes. If the SPS or PPS changed sufficiently, this
>>>>> can lead to unexpected decoding errors.
>>>>>
>>>>> To fix this, in mov_finalize_packet(), when stsc_data is not available,
>>>>> use get_frag_stream_info_from_pkt() to get at the current fragment
>>>>> stream info, and retrieve the current sample description index from
>>>>> there. Then use that index in a similar manner as the stsc case.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Dimitry Andric <dimitry at unified-streaming.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> libavformat/mov.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>>>>> 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/libavformat/mov.c b/libavformat/mov.c
>>>>> index 452690090c..ead89192f4 100644
>>>>> --- a/libavformat/mov.c
>>>>> +++ b/libavformat/mov.c
>>>>> @@ -10756,25 +10756,29 @@ static int mov_switch_root(AVFormatContext *s, int64_t target, int index)
>>>>>   return 1;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> -static int mov_change_extradata(AVStream *st, AVPacket *pkt)
>>>>> +static int mov_change_extradata(AVStream *st, AVPacket *pkt, int stsd_id)
>>>>> {
>>>>>   MOVStreamContext *sc = st->priv_data;
>>>>>   uint8_t *side, *extradata;
>>>>>   int extradata_size;
>>>>>
>>>>> -    /* Save the current index. */
>>>>> -    sc->last_stsd_index = sc->stsc_data[sc->stsc_index].id - 1;
>>>>> +    if (stsd_id > 0 &&
>>>>> +        stsd_id - 1 < sc->stsd_count &&
>>>>> +        stsd_id - 1 != sc->last_stsd_index) {
>>>>> +        /* Save the current index. */
>>>>> +        sc->last_stsd_index = stsd_id - 1;
>>>>>
>>>>> -    /* Notify the decoder that extradata changed. */
>>>>> -    extradata_size = sc->extradata_size[sc->last_stsd_index];
>>>>> -    extradata = sc->extradata[sc->last_stsd_index];
>>>>> -    if (st->discard != AVDISCARD_ALL && extradata_size > 0 && extradata) {
>>>>> -        side = av_packet_new_side_data(pkt,
>>>>> -                                       AV_PKT_DATA_NEW_EXTRADATA,
>>>>> -                                       extradata_size);
>>>>> -        if (!side)
>>>>> -            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
>>>>> -        memcpy(side, extradata, extradata_size);
>>>>> +        /* Notify the decoder that extradata changed. */
>>>>> +        extradata_size = sc->extradata_size[sc->last_stsd_index];
>>>>> +        extradata = sc->extradata[sc->last_stsd_index];
>>>>> +        if (st->discard != AVDISCARD_ALL && extradata_size > 0 && extradata) {
>>>>> +            side = av_packet_new_side_data(pkt,
>>>>> +                                           AV_PKT_DATA_NEW_EXTRADATA,
>>>>> +                                           extradata_size);
>>>>> +            if (!side)
>>>>> +                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
>>>>> +            memcpy(side, extradata, extradata_size);
>>>>> +        }
>>>>>   }
>>>>>
>>>>>   return 0;
>>>>> @@ -10893,13 +10897,10 @@ static int mov_finalize_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, AVIndexEntry *s
>>>>>
>>>>>   /* Multiple stsd handling. */
>>>>>   if (sc->stsc_data) {
>>>>> -        if (sc->stsc_data[sc->stsc_index].id > 0 &&
>>>>> -            sc->stsc_data[sc->stsc_index].id - 1 < sc->stsd_count &&
>>>>> -            sc->stsc_data[sc->stsc_index].id - 1 != sc->last_stsd_index) {
>>>>> -            int ret = mov_change_extradata(st, pkt);
>>>>> -            if (ret < 0)
>>>>> -                return ret;
>>>>> -        }
>>>>> +        int stsd_id = sc->stsc_data[sc->stsc_index].id;
>>>>> +        int ret = mov_change_extradata(st, pkt, stsd_id);
>>>>> +        if (ret < 0)
>>>>> +            return ret;
>>>>>
>>>>>       /* Update the stsc index for the next sample */
>>>>>       sc->stsc_sample++;
>>>>> @@ -10908,6 +10909,15 @@ static int mov_finalize_packet(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, AVIndexEntry *s
>>>>>           sc->stsc_index++;
>>>>>           sc->stsc_sample = 0;
>>>>>       }
>>>>> +    } else {
>>>>> +        MOVContext *mov = s->priv_data;
>>>>> +        MOVFragmentStreamInfo *frag_stream_info = get_frag_stream_info_from_pkt(&mov->frag_index, pkt, sc->id);
>>>>> +        if (frag_stream_info) {
>>>>> +            int stsd_id = frag_stream_info->stsd_id;
>>>>> +            int ret = mov_change_extradata(st, pkt, stsd_id);
>>>>> +            if (ret < 0)
>>>>> +                return ret;
>>>>> +        }
>>>>>   }
>>>>>
>>>>>   return 0;
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> 2.43.0
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any comments on this patch?
>>>
>>> Ping :)
>>
>> Is there any particular group of persons that "own" the mov muxer?
> 
> Another ping.

I'll have a look seeing no one else will.

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