DVRIP/Sofia Protocol Dissector for Wireshark (Written in Lua) DVRIP/Sofia protocol dissector for Wireshark. Wireshark protocol dissector written in Lua aimed at analysis of a DVRIP ( sometimes also …

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A detailed walkthrough of a custom Wireshark protocol dissector written in Lua for the DVRIP/Sofia proprietary protocol used in Xiongmai-based IP cameras. Covers the 20-bit message header structure, JSON payload parsing, five distinct media frame types (I-Frame, P-Frame, Audio, Image, Information), and a feature to reconstruct audio and video streams from .pcap files for external muxing with ffmpeg. The dissector was developed as part of a security assessment of a cheap Chinese IP camera (Besder 6024PB-XMA501).

DVRIP/Sofia Protocol Dissector for Wireshark (Written in Lua)

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