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RetroTechie 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Twenty One Zero-Days in FFmpeg

Hmm.. "shabby input" that makes software xyz fail is a problem in software xyz itself!

"Validate your inputs" is a common rule. Fuzzing is a thing. Both for good reasons (including security).

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