["Olivier Biot (Ethereal)" <ethereal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Ethereal 10.9 Crashes while decoding an X11 packet

Hello Mike,

 

If you have a small X11 packet capture (10 to 100 packets) which shows the problem, send it to the list so we can inspect it.

 

One simple way of doing this, is:

1. Note the packet number(s) where the crash(es) occurs

1. Disable the X11 dissector in the Ethereal preferences

2. Open the bogus capture file and select the bogus packet. If the crash still occurs, then X11 is not the culprit.

3. Right-click that packet and choose "follow TCP stream"

4. Save the filtered packets to a new file, tick the "filtered packets" radio button.

5. Re-enable X11 protocol.

6. Open the bogus capture and cerify that it crashes Ethereal.

 

If that file is small enough, post it to the list so we can have a look at it.

 

Best regards,

 

Olivier

----- Original Message -----

From: Hovis, Mike

To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 4:19 PM

Subject: [Ethereal-users] Ethereal 10.9 Crashes while decoding an X11 packet

Hello,

I'm new to the group and may be asking about a problem that has already been reported, but here goes.

I've been using Ethereal 10.9 for several weeks.  I captured traffic yesterday and while analyzing it found two X11 packets that always crash Ethereal.  If I save the packets and open the saved file, the packets will display.

Any ideas what the problem may be?

Thanks,

________________________
Mike Hovis
HOSC Network Management
256.544.2117
mike.hovis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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