A.3 Security considerations

26.2443GPP3GPP file format (3GP)Release 17Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS)TS

The 3GPP file format may contain audio, video, displayable text data, images, graphics, scene descriptions, etc. Clearly it is possible to author malicious files which attempt to call for an excessively large picture size, high sampling-rate audio etc. However, clients can and usually do protect themselves against this kind of attack. It should be noted that selected metadata fields may encompass information partly intended to protect the media against unauthorized use or distribution. In this case, the intention is that alteration or removal of the data in the field would be treated as an offense under national agreements based on World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties.

There is no current provision in the standards for signing or authentication of these file formats.

Annex B (informative):
Change history

Change history

Date

TSG #

TSG Doc.

CR

Rev

Subject/Comment

Old

New

2004-03

23

SP-040065

Approved at TSG#23

6.0.0

2004-09

25

SP-040643

002

1

Storage of AMR-WB+ audio in 3GP files

6.0.0

6.1.0

2004-09

25

SP-040654

003

Additional Release 6 update to 3GP file format

6.0.0

6.1.0

2004-09

25

SP-040657

004

1

Storage of H.264 (AVC) video in 3GP files

6.0.0

6.1.0

2004-09

25

SP-040643

005

1

Storage of Enhanced aacPlus audio in 3GP files

6.0.0

6.1.0

2004-12

26

SP-040839

006

1

Correction of syntax of encryption boxes and outdated references

6.1.0

6.2.0

2004-12

26

SP-040839

007

Correction of sample structure for AMR-WB+ in 3GP files

6.1.0

6.2.0

2005-03

27

SP-050094

008

1

Extended presentations in 3GP files for MBMS

6.2.0

6.3.0

2005-09

29

SP-050427

0009

1

New UDTA sub-box ‘albm’ – album for the media

6.3.0

6.4.0

2005-09

29

SP-050427

0010

Correction of SDP bandwidth modifiers

6.3.0

6.4.0

2005-09

29

SP-050427

0011

Correction regarding sample groups in 3GP file format

6.3.0

6.4.0

2006-06

32

SP-060355

0012

Correction of references in the 3GP file format

6.4.0

6.5.0

2006-06

32

SP-060359

0013

1

Support for ID3v2 in 3GP files

6.5.0

7.0.0

2007-03

35

SP-070025

0015

2

MIME Type Registrations for 3GP files

7.0.0

7.1.0

2007-03

35

SP-070025

0017

1

Correction of sampling rate information

7.0.0

7.1.0

2007-06

36

SP-070314

0019

1

Correction of references in the 3GP file format

7.1.0

7.2.0

2007-06

36

SP-070319

0020

1

Inclusion of DIMS in the 3GP file format

7.1.0

7.2.0

2007-12

38

SP-070761

0021

Correction of reference in the 3GP file format

7.2.0

7.3.0

2008-12

42

SP-080681

0023

1

Addition of file delivery support

7.3.0

8.0.0

2008-12

42

SP-080681

0024

1

Recording of Media Stream Data

7.3.0

8.0.0

2009-06

44

SP-090256

0025

Correction of signaling of sample_type in key message tracks

8.0.0

8.1.0

2009-06

44

SP-090248

0027

Correction to ABNF syntax

8.0.0

8.1.0

2009-09

45

SP-090567

0028

Clean-up corrections

8.1.0

8.2.0

2009-12

46

SP-090710

0029

2

New Profile to support Adaptive HTTP-based Streaming in 3GP File Format

8.2.0

9.0.0

2009-12

46

SP-090710

0030

2

File format video and branding updates

8.2.0

9.0.0

2010-03

47

SP-100024

0031

2

File Format updates for HTTP Streaming

9.0.0

9.1.0

2010-06

48

SP-100301

0032

1

Essential Corrections for 3GP File Format to support Adaptive Streaming

9.1.0

9.2.0

2010-09

49

SP-100465

0033

2

Corrections for 3GP File Format to support Adaptive Streaming

9.2.0

9.3.0

2011-03

51

SP-110039

0036

2

AHS Fixes for MPEG Alignment (Segment Indexing)

9.3.0

9.4.0

2011-03

51

Version for Release 10

9.4.0

10.0.0

2011-06

52

SP-110306

0035

1

Removal of Progressive Download and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP for Release 10

10.0.0

10.1.0

2011-06

52

SP-110306

0037

2

Additional metadata properties for industry alignment

10.0.0

10.1.0

2011-11

54

SP-110794

0038

Alignment with MPEG DASH

10.1.0

10.2.0

2012-06

56

SP-120226

0043

On Codecs Parameter in 3GP MIME Type

10.2.0

11.0.0

2012-09

57

SP-120509

0046

1

Introduction of Stereoscopic 3D video

11.0.0

11.1.0

2013-03

59

SP-130022

0049

1

Storage of CVO Data in the 3GPP File Format

11.1.0

12.0.0

2013-09

61

SP-130352

0050

Indication of CVO in Codecs Parameter

12.0.0

12.1.0

2013-12

62

SP-130578

0051

1

Editorial and technical corrections

12.1.0

12.2.0

2014-03

63

SP-140009

0052

2

HEVC support

12.2.0

12.3.0

2014-12

66

SP-140737

0053

3

Support for Location timed metadata tracks in the 3GPP File Format

12.3.0

13.0.0

2015-06

68

SP-150212

0056

1

Adding Quality Metadata Carriage and orientation information in the 3GPP file format

13.0.0

13.1.0

2015-09

69

SP-150433

0058

3

Introduction of EVS into 3GPP File Format

13.1.0

13.2.0

2015-12

70

SP-150664

0060

Reference Corrections

13.2.0

13.3.0

Change history

Date

TSG #

TSG Doc.

CR

Rev

Cat

Subject/Comment

New version

2016-09

73

SP-160588

0062

A

RFC 7798: RTP Payload Format for HEVC

13.4.0

2016-09

Removal of double occurrence of Table 8.13

13.4.1

2017-03

75

Version for Release 14

14.0.0

2017-12

78

SP-170821

0064

A

TV Video Profiles in 3G File Format

14.1.0

2018-06

80

Version for Release 15

15.0.0

2020-07

Update to Rel-16 version (MCC)

16.0.0

2020-09

SA#89-e

SP-200804

0065

C

Removing MPEG-4 Visual from 3G FF

16.1.0

2022-04

Update to Rel-17 version (MCC)

17.0.0