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

Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:26:27 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805

           Summary: 802.11 packet capture infinite loop
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.6.5
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: High
         Component: TShark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: laurentb@xxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
TShark 1.6.5 (SVN Rev Unknown from unknown)

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 (32-bit) with GLib 2.30.0, with libpcap (version unknown), with libz
1.2.3.4, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, without SMI, without
c-ares, without ADNS, without Lua, without Python, without GnuTLS, without
Gcrypt, with MIT Kerberos, without GeoIP.

Running on Linux 3.0.0-15-generic, with libpcap version 1.1.1, with libz
1.2.3.4.

Built using gcc 4.6.1.
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Here is a 802.11 packet capture triggering an infinite loop.
----

[Dissector bug, protocol IEEE 802.11: More than 1000000 items in the tree --
possible infinite loop]
    [Expert Info (Error/Malformed): More than 1000000 items in the tree --
possible infinite loop]
    [Message: More than 1000000 items in the tree -- possible infinite loop]

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