Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 6022] New: 802.11 Disassociation Packet's "Reason Code" fi
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:18:09 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6022

           Summary: 802.11 Disassociation Packet's "Reason Code" field is
                    imprecisely decoded/described.
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: SVN
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Debian
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: ali_bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
him@hashbang Wed Jun 15 12:02:25 ~# wireshark -v
wireshark 1.6.0rc1 (SVN Rev Unknown from unknown)

Copyright 1998-2011 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 (64-bit) with GTK+ 2.20.1, with GLib 2.24.2, with libpcap 1.1.1, with
libz 1.2.3.4, without POSIX capabilities, without libpcre, without SMI, without
c-ares, without ADNS, without Lua, without Python, without GnuTLS, without
Gcrypt, without Kerberos, without GeoIP, without PortAudio, without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 3.0.0-rc2-wl_m_Sat12jun2011, with libpcap version 1.1.1, with
libz 1.2.3.4.

Built using gcc 4.4.5.
him@hashbang Wed Jun 15 12:02:28 ~# 
--
Line 11170 of 
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c

decodes the 0x0E Reason Code as "Michael MIC failure". (This is in the
reason_codes[] array.)

However, the latest 802.11 Standard, ieee_std_802.11-2007, defines this as only
a "Message integrity code (MIC) failure". (See section 7.3.1.7 Reason Code
field, Table 7-22--Reason codes.)
The distinction is important, because Michael MICs are specific to TKIP
packets, whereas such a Disassociation can occur in response to other causes
e.g. a failed 4-way handshake involving EAPoL packets.

The fix:
Only the text string on line 11170 needs to be changed to "Message integrity
code (MIC) failure".

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