Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 2556] New: patch to support WSA, WSMP, WRSS packets

Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 04:33:57 -0700 (PDT)
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2556

           Summary: patch to support WSA, WSMP, WRSS packets
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: SVN
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Extras
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: siva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Created an attachment (id=1801)
 --> (http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=1801)
patch to support WSA, WSMP, WRSS packets

Build Information:
wireshark 1.0.99 (SVN Rev 25320)

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+ 2.4.13, with GLib 2.4.7, with libpcap 0.8.3, with libz
1.2.1.2, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), without libpcre, without SMI, without
ADNS, without Lua, without GnuTLS, with Gcrypt 1.2.0, with MIT Kerberos,
without
PortAudio, without AirPcap.
NOTE: this build doesn't support the "matches" operator for Wireshark filter
syntax.

Running on Linux 2.6.9-1.667, with libpcap version 0.8.3.

Built using gcc 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3).

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This is to enhance the capabilities of WireShark/TShark to decode the following
types of packets:
1) WSA (WAVE Service Advertisement) Messages
2) WSMP (WAVE Short Message Packets) messages
3) WRSS (WAVE Receiver Signal Strength)

The code has been fuzz tested, and the following are enclosed: 
- arada patch
- sample capture files with the above packets 
- fuzz test report
- fuzz test capture file

These packets are used with 802.11p, P1609.3 protocols, which are part WAVE
(Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment) standards.

1) WSA is an action frame with capability information elements similar to as in
a beacon, but containing additional fields to contain the provider information
required by the potential service users

2) WSMP messages are used by WAVE devices, with primary usage for safety
messages. The WSMP allows applications to directly control physical
characteristics, e.g., channel number and transmitter power, used in
transmitting the messages. A sending application also provides the MAC address
of the destination device, including the possibility of a broadcast address.

3) WRSS messages are to enable querying of received signal strength, indicative
of channel quality, at a remote device, with the measurement report returned to
the requesting application.


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