Bug 2173 – WifiInformationElement::DeserializeIfPresent attempts to read beyond the end of buffer

Bug 2173 - WifiInformationElement::DeserializeIfPresent attempts to read beyond the end of buffer


Summary:	WifiInformationElement::DeserializeIfPresent attempts to read beyond the end ...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	ns-3
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	wifi
Version:	pre-release
Hardware:	PC Linux

Importance:	P3 normal
Assigned To:	sebastien.deronne

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Reported:	2015-08-27 17:39 EDT by Tom Henderson
Modified:	2015-09-03 19:15 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Tom Henderson 2015-08-27 17:39:41 EDT

Described here:
http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2015-August/013066.html

Comment 1 Tommaso Pecorella 2015-08-30 09:42:20 EDT

+1.

At first I was wondering why DeserializeIfPresent was going to be called on an empty buffer, and if the check could be moved in the caller function.
However, It seems that the check in DeserializeIfPresent is the most clean solution.

Comment 2 sebastien.deronne 2015-09-03 19:15:08 EDT

committed in changeset 11630:aba589d21bce