Heap Overflow in FFmpeg EXIF
#HackerNews #HeapOverflow #FFmpeg #EXIF #SecurityBug #Vulnerability #Cybersecurity
Terence Eden
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🆕 blog! “Extracting Video from Motion Photos on Linux”
Modern Android cameras can take "Motion Photos". They capture a few seconds of video from before and after you hit the shutter button. You can then either select the bit of the photo where no-one is blinking, or you can send the whole thing as a little movie.
Some apps (like WhatsApp) will play the motion photo…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/extracting-video-from-motion-photos-on-linux/
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#exif #linux #photos
🆕 blog! “Extracting Video from Motion Photos on Linux”
Modern Android cameras can take "Motion Photos". They capture a few seconds of video from before and after you hit the shutter button. You can then either select the bit of the photo where no-one is blinking, or you can send the whole thing as a little movie.
Some apps (like WhatsApp) will play the motion photo…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/12/extracting-video-from-motion-photos-on-linux/
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#exif #linux #photos
EXIF orientation info in PNGs isn't used for image-orientation
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1627423
#HackerNews #EXIF #PNG #imageprocessing #bugzilla #Mozilla #orientation #technews
Who knew that tracking pixels could be 64KB in size?
You would not notice just by looking at them.
"To my surprise, the size limit of the Exif header was much larger than expected. An entire 64-KB worth of metadata can be stored in the image. But better yet, a single Exif field can use up the entire 64-KB of space."
ajuvo ✔
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![Antifa Ltd.[161]](https://media.pnpde.social/pnpde-social-mastodon2/accounts/avatars/115/195/321/666/641/538/original/f496c64adcaad193.png "Antifa Ltd.[161]")
Gute Nachrichten aus dem #Maschinenraum:
Unter https://exif.antifa.ltd könnt Ihr Euch ab sofort die #Exif #Metadaten Eurer Bilder, Fotos, Videos usw. anzeigen lassen, und (wichtiger!) unter
https://exifweg.antifa.ltd könnt ihr sie auch gleich datensparsam davon befreien.
[Und wer ganz sicher gehen will kann dies unter https://exif.antifa.ltd natürlich gerne überprüfen.]
Habt den Rest-Sonntag schön, und danke an @cto für die produktive Nachtschicht ❤️
Gute Nachrichten aus dem #Maschinenraum:
Unter https://exif.antifa.ltd könnt Ihr Euch ab sofort die #Exif #Metadaten Eurer Bilder, Fotos, Videos usw. anzeigen lassen, und (wichtiger!) unter
https://exifweg.antifa.ltd könnt ihr sie auch gleich datensparsam davon befreien.
[Und wer ganz sicher gehen will kann dies unter https://exif.antifa.ltd natürlich gerne überprüfen.]
Habt den Rest-Sonntag schön, und danke an @cto für die produktive Nachtschicht ❤️
rezendi
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Did you know Signal automatically strips EXIF metadata from every image you send? A quick way to "sanitize" a photo before posting it publicly is to forward the picture to your own "note to self" chat—Signal will strip the metadata and give you a clean copy.
How do you use "note to self"? Share your favorite tricks!
Did you know Signal automatically strips EXIF metadata from every image you send? A quick way to "sanitize" a photo before posting it publicly is to forward the picture to your own "note to self" chat—Signal will strip the metadata and give you a clean copy.
How do you use "note to self"? Share your favorite tricks!