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From: Wireshark-dev <wireshark-dev-boun...@wireshark.org> On Behalf Of João 
Valverde
Sent: den 21 januari 2020 15:47
To: wireshark-dev@wireshark.org
Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] q on catching error in sub-dissectors.



On 21/01/20 14:33, Christian Hopps wrote:
> So I've got a payload of packets in a single frame. I'm calling 
> dissector_try_uint_new() to dissect each payload (typically IPv4 packets). 
> Some of these packets are considered "malformed" by wireshark (e.g., created 
> by scapy/trex with some bogus values).
>
> The problem I'm hitting is that the first malformed inner packet fails all 
> the way out of my parent dissector, so it doesn't dissect any of the other 
> packets in the payload.
>
> Another problem I'm having is that the IP sub-dissector is overwriting my 
> source and destination addresses in the pinfo/tree (not sure which doesn't 
> really matter).
>
> Summary:
>
> - How can I "catch" errors in a subdissector so I can call other 
> sub-dissectors?

Use TRY/CATCH (in epan/exceptions.h).

> - How can I "block" sub-dissectors from overwriting my outer header 
> information?

I don't think you can. Maybe your IPTFS dissector can set it after the 
sub-dissectors run.

Not sure how you want it, there is col_set_fence()

>
> Thanks,
> Chris.
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