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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 3377] New: Maximum NTP poll interval should be 17 instead

Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:45:19 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3377

           Summary: Maximum NTP poll interval should be 17 instead of 16
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.0.6
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Trivial
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: Peter.Hertting@xxxxxxx


Created an attachment (id=2896)
 --> (https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2896)
Patch increasing maximum poll interval from 16 to 17

Build Information:
Version 1.0.3

Copyright 1998-2008 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 with GTK+ 2.14.4, with GLib 2.18.2, with libpcap 0.9.8, with libz
1.2.3.3, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), with libpcre 7.6, without SMI, with
ADNS, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.4.1, with Gcrypt 1.4.1, with MIT Kerberos,
with PortAudio V19-devel (built Mar 12 2008), without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 2.6.27-11-generic, with libpcap version 0.9.8.

Built using gcc 4.3.2.

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 NTP dissector currently has a hard-coded value of 16 for the maximum poll
interval. Any larger value is declared 'invalid'. However, NTPv4 and SNTPv4
(RFC4330) state that the maximum poll interval is 17.

Patch attached.


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