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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 6805] 802.11 packet capture infinite loop

Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:35:59 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805

Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> changed:

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--- Comment #7 from Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2012-05-15 12:35:59 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> Created attachment 8418 [details]
> Look before we loop
> 
> Check the value of various key count parameters against the size of their
> parent tag *before* we start looping on them.
> 
> Stick an expert error on the field and bound the loop at a sane point if the
> count is bogus.
> 
> Fixes the bug.

Thanks! Checked in in r42631 and scheduled for 1.6.8.

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