Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 7733] New: Multiple expert info in a packet does not cause

Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:27:04 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7733

           Summary: Multiple expert info in a packet does not cause the
                    most "severe" to be displayed in expert column
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.8.2
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: bugzilla-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: michael.lum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
Version 1.8.2-StarSolutions-1 (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 GTK+ 2.24.10, with Cairo 1.10.2, with Pango 1.30.0, with
GLib 2.32.2, with WinPcap (4_1_2), with libz 1.2.5, without POSIX capabilities,
with SMI 0.4.8, with c-ares 1.7.1, with Lua 5.1, without Python, with GnuTLS
2.12.18, with Gcrypt 1.4.6, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP, with PortAudio
V19-devel (built Sep 14 2012), with AirPcap.

Running on Windows XP Service Pack 3, build 2600, 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 2.12.18, Gcrypt 1.4.6, without AirPcap.

Built using Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 build 30319

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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On Sep 17, 2012, at 6:04 PM, Michael Lum <michael.lum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I searched and couldn't find anything on multiple expert infos.
>  
> What severity level is supposed to be shown in the 'expert' column 
> when there is more than one expert info in a packet?

Probably the highest severity.

> For example in one packet I have:
>  
> there was a UDP ERROR severity expert info for a bogus payload length
>  
> there was also a WARN severity expert info for a protocol dissected in 
> the UDP payload.
>  
> The 'expert' column displayed WARN.
>  
> It seems like a bug.

Yes, it does; go ahead and file one on the bugzilla for this.

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