ffmpeg | branch: release/4.2 | Michael Niedermayer <mich...@niedermayer.cc> | 
Mon Mar 24 02:57:46 2025 +0100| [237e8778839d281254c680787c50f2713d446dc0] | 
committer: Michael Niedermayer

configure: Clearer documentation for "disable-safe-bitstream-reader"

Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <mich...@niedermayer.cc>
(cherry picked from commit 979608dde7a833b7af50a9f6bad81fc483c1ff04)
Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <mich...@niedermayer.cc>

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=237e8778839d281254c680787c50f2713d446dc0
---

 configure | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3dc950dc1c..28f3a59b41 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ 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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