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From: Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:24:54 +0100

On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 08:38:18AM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote:
> The rates information element with zero tag length leads to uninitialised
> memory access, presenting bogus data for the element. The attached patch
> takes care of that.

Applied in r16947.

Thanks
    Joerg
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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that
works. Some say that should read Microsoft instead of technology.

References:
- [Ethereal-dev] 802.11 dissector: rates information element with zero bytes leads to uninitialised memory access [PATCH]
  - From: Jaap Keuter

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