Re: Are WAV files dangerous?
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Date: 08/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:38:23 GMT
unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh) wrote:
|Well, no. A .wav file has a very definite format. The header is a fixed
|length header and the rest is pure data.
Not true. The .wav file can contain many chunks that vary in length.
See:
http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tech/wave.htm
Note that if any of the chunks is processed in a buffer that is not
long enough, problems can result. The chunks are all defined with a
length field, but if not properly used, an overflow could result.
Phil
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