[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH 2/7] Use Proxy-Authorization instead of Authorization for proxy auth

[Clément Bœsch]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 09:05:24PM +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:40:57AM +0100, Clément Bœsch wrote:
> > @@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ http_add_basic_authentication( HTTP_header_t *http_hdr, const char *username, co
> >  
> >  	b64_usr_pass[out_len]='\0';
> >  
> > -	auth = malloc(encoded_len+22);
> > +	auth = malloc(encoded_len + strlen(auth_str) + sizeof(": Basic "));
> >  	if( auth==NULL ) {
> >  		mp_msg(MSGT_NETWORK,MSGL_FATAL,MSGTR_MemAllocFailed);
> >  		goto out;
> >  	}
> >  
> > -	sprintf( auth, "Authorization: Basic %s", b64_usr_pass);
> > +	sprintf( auth, "%s: Basic %s", auth_str, b64_usr_pass);
> 
> I think their ok, though I think personally I'd feel slightly
> more comfortable if it was something like
> > buffer_len = encoded_len + 100; // arbitrary, large enough number
> > malloc(buffer_len);
> > snprintf(, buffer_len, ....);
> 
> While hard-coded is not that great, it avoids wasting CPU
> time on strlen, and also the duplicated ": Basic " string
> is a risk, and this way at least ensure there'll never be
> a buffer overflow no matter what (not having to thing about
> integer overflows, someone changing only one of those strings,
> ...).

Alright, so new version with this arbitrary length attached. If it's fine
this time, I'll make a last series of tests tonight and commit the two
patches tomorrow.

-- 
Clément B.
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