Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark crash with WiMAX capture file

["Luis EG Ontanon" <luis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

is the wimax plugin built for the same release you are trying to use it?


On Feb 11, 2008 4:22 PM, Martin, Jack <Jack.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> You are correct, I did not build Wireshark myself – I downloaded the
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> official 0.99.7 version (several times just to make sure).
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> I'll attach the capture file I use but others have used 0.99.7 to open this
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> same capture file without any issue.  I would not be surprised if you can
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> open the file successfully.  Note that I have tried 4 or 5 different
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> capture files and each time I crash.  I do not capture the file(s)
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> myself, I am only trying to open a file that was captured by another
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> device.  Others can open this file and I can open other files that do not
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> contain WiMAX.
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> I can not narrow it down to a frame since when I try and open the file it
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> crashes before any frames are displayed.  If I disable WiMAX ASN CP
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> protocol I can open the file but as soon as I enable that protocol
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> (for example after the file is open) it crashes.
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> Thanks.
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> From: wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Mathieson
>  Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:13 AM
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>  To: Community support list for Wireshark
>  Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark crash with WiMAX capture file
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> Most likely Wireshark is crashing because of a bug in the wimaxasncp
> dissector.
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>  If you are able to send (attach to a bug) a capture file that causes this
> problem, I can try to debug it.  You can always try to trim the message down
> to one frame (disable, wimaxasncp, save the displayed frames, etc until you
> narrow it down to the frame that causes the problem.
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>  If you can't send in a capture file, you'll need to try to get the stack at
> the point where it crashes (it looks like you're using the official 0.99.7
> release, so I'm guessing you didn't build Wireshark yourself).  You could
> try using the most recent development build from
> http://www.wireshark.org/download/automated/win32/, although I don't believe
> the wimaxasncp dissector has been changed since the release.
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> On Feb 11, 2008 3:02 PM, Martin, Jack <Jack.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Here's all I have … (when I open any capture file that has WiMAX R6 messages
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> I get the error and Wireshark closes – nothing is shown in the wireshark
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> window before it closes).
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> From: wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:wireshark-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Martin Mathieson
>  Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:56 AM
>  To: Community support list for Wireshark
>  Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Wireshark crash with WiMAX capture file
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> Hi,
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>  Could you post a capture file showing the problem?
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>  Best add whatever details you can to bugilla (http://bugs.wireshark.org).
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>  Martin
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> On Feb 11, 2008 2:36 PM, Martin, Jack <Jack.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I downloaded the latest version of Wirshark (0.99.7), but when I try and
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> open a capture file that has WiMAX messages (R6 messages) I get a
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> windows error report and Wireshark closes.  If I disable the WiMAX ASN CP
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> protocol I am able to open the file but obviously can not decode the
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> WiMAX messages.
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> I can open (and decode) files with other protocols ( AAA, SIP, GTP, etc …),
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> it appears as if WiMAX is the only thing I'm having trouble with.
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> Any suggestions on how to fix my issue?
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> Regards.
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