[mythtv] Latest cvs - atscstreamdata.cpp - PSIP packet failed CRC check

Kyle Rose krose+mythtv at krose.org
Wed Jan 19 11:24:12 EST 2005


> But when you're receiving data from some other system...  or you're
> trying to debug a piece of hardware, calling assert() when you see
> some unexpected data doesn't necessarily help the debug process all
> that much.

Agreed completely.  An assert resulting from unexpected data input is
generally considered a DoS attack vector in the security field.
Applications should always gracefully handle unexpected input.

Cheers,
Kyle


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