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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 7508] New: Wireshark not decoding SNMPv3 context name in p

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:56:48 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7508

           Summary: Wireshark not decoding SNMPv3 context name in packet
                    details pane
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.8.0
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Windows Server 2003
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Low
         Component: Dissection engine (libwireshark)
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: alim.needham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Created attachment 8819
  --> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=8819
This highlights the context name field and shows that it's not decoded.

Build Information:

Version 1.8.0 (SVN Rev 43431 from /trunk-1.8)

Copyright 1998-2012 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (64-bit) with GTK+ 2.24.10, with Cairo 1.10.2, with Pango 1.30.0, with
GLib 2.32.2, with WinPcap (4_1_2), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities,
with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS
2.12.18, with Gcrypt 1.4.6, without Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio
V19-devel (built Jun 21 2012), with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2, build 3790, with
WinPcap version 4.1.2 (packet.dll version 4.1.0.2001), based on libpcap version
1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b (20091008), GnuTLS 2.12.18, Gcrypt 1.4.6, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 build 40219

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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The context name field is not being decoded as an ASCII value. The value is
seen in the packet bytes pane however (see snapshot attached)

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