Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 10878] New: Wireshark can't open JSON files.
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:44:52 +0000
Bug ID 10878
Summary Wireshark can't open JSON files.
Product Wireshark
Version Git
Hardware x86
OS All
Status UNCONFIRMED
Severity Major
Priority Low
Component Capture file support (libwiretap)
Assignee bugzilla-admin@wireshark.org
Reporter lomato@gmail.com

Created attachment 13402 [details]
A JSON file.

Build Information:
Wireshark 1.99.2 (v1.99.2rc0-808-g30a8851 from master)

Copyright 1998-2015 Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> and contributors.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
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 Qt 5.2.1, with libpcap, without POSIX capabilities,
without libnl, with libz 1.2.8, with GLib 2.40.2, without SMI, with c-ares
1.10.0, without Lua, with GnuTLS 2.12.23, with Gcrypt 1.5.3, with MIT Kerberos,
with GeoIP, without PortAudio, without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 3.13.0-44-generic, with locale
LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_TIME=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_MONETARY=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_NAME=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_ADDRESS=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_TELEPHONE=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_MEASUREMENT=it_IT.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=it_IT.UTF-8,
with libpcap version 1.5.3, with libz 1.2.8, with GnuTLS 2.12.23, with Gcrypt
1.5.3.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz (with SSE4.2)

Built using gcc 4.8.2.

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Wireshark is able to open a file XML, but not a json file, like the one
provided attached, despite the 2 formats are similar in conception. To be
opened as mime file the involved dissector must be heuristic. The JSON one is
heuristic, but the libwiretap lacks the support to open json files.


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