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diff --git a/pbx.c b/pbx.c
index 821099282..3446ab58e 100644
--- a/pbx.c
+++ b/pbx.c
@@ -927,34 +927,40 @@ pvn_endfor:
}
}
-/*! \brief takes a substring. It is ok to call with value == workspace.
- *
- * offset < 0 means start from the end of the string.
- * length is the length of the substring, -1 means unlimited
- * (we take any negative value).
- * Always return a copy in workspace.
- */
-static char *substring(const char *value, int offset, int length, char *workspace, size_t workspace_len)
+static char *substring(char *value, int offset, int length, char *workspace, size_t workspace_len)
{
char *ret = workspace;
- int lr; /* length of the input string after the copy */
- ast_copy_string(workspace, value, workspace_len); /* always make a copy */
+ /* No need to do anything */
+ if (offset == 0 && length==-1) {
+ return value;
+ }
- if (offset == 0 && length < 0) /* take the whole string */
- return ret;
+ ast_copy_string(workspace, value, workspace_len);
- lr = strlen(ret); /* compute length after copy, so we never go out of the workspace */
+ if (abs(offset) > strlen(ret)) { /* Offset beyond string */
+ if (offset >= 0)
+ offset = strlen(ret);
+ else
+ offset =- strlen(ret);
+ }
- if (offset < 0) /* translate negative offset into positive ones */
- offset = lr - offset;
+ /* Detect too-long length */
+ if ((offset < 0 && length > -offset) || (offset >= 0 && offset+length > strlen(ret))) {
+ if (offset >= 0)
+ length = strlen(ret)-offset;
+ else
+ length = strlen(ret)+offset;
+ }
- /* too large offset result in empty string so we know what to return */
- if (offset >= lr)
- return ret + lr; /* the final '\0' */
+ /* Bounce up to the right offset */
+ if (offset >= 0)
+ ret += offset;
+ else
+ ret += strlen(ret)+offset;
- ret += offset; /* move to the start position */
- if (length >= 0 && length < lr - offset) /* truncate if necessary */
+ /* Chop off at the requisite length */
+ if (length >= 0)
ret[length] = '\0';
return ret;