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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 6922] New: Wireshark exits when selecting non-standard tex

Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:17:57 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6922

           Summary: Wireshark exits when selecting non-standard text in an
                    error message
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.6.5
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows 7
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: terence.fleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Created attachment 7972
  --> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=7972
Screenshot of error message

Build Information:
Version 1.6.5 (SVN Rev 40429 from /trunk-1.6)

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 GTK+ 2.22.1, with GLib 2.26.1, with WinPcap (version
unknown), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, with
SMI
0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS 2.10.3,
with
Gcrypt 1.4.6, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built
Jan
10 2012), with AirPcap.

Running on 32-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, build 7601, 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 2.10.3, Gcrypt 1.4.6, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 21022

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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When trying to setup Wireshark to capture wireless traffic from a remte AP, I
got an error message containing a non-standard character.

If I highlight the entire error message and click to copy it to the clipboard,
Wireshark exits

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