Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4967] New: Packet fragments are not saved if not displayed

Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 03:06:52 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4967

           Summary: Packet fragments are not saved if not displayed
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.2.7
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: dave.higton@xxxxxxxx


Build Information:
wireshark 1.2.7 (SVN Rev 32341)

Copyright 1998-2010 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+ 2.16.6, with GLib 2.22.4, with WinPcap (version unknown),
with libz 1.2.3, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, with SMI 0.4.8,
with c-ares 1.7.0, with Lua 5.1, with GnuTLS 2.8.5, with Gcrypt 1.4.5, with MIT
Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio V19-devel (built Mar 31 2010), with
AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 2, build 2600, with WinPcap version 4.1.1
(packet.dll version 4.1.0.1753), based on libpcap version 1.0 branch 1_0_rel0b
(20091008), GnuTLS 2.8.5, Gcrypt 1.4.5, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 build 30729


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If I save displayed packets only, then the first fragment(s) of a datagram are
not saved because they are not displayed.  This means that the saved packet is
useless.  Surely Wireshark should save /all/ fragments of a packet if /any/ is
displayed?

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