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= Wireshark {wireshark-version} Release Notes
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== What is Wireshark?
Wireshark is the world's most popular network protocol analyzer. It is
used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education.
== What's New
=== Bug Fixes
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
//* ws-salink:2016-63[]
//+
//A dissector went awry.
//(ws-buglink:xxxx[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]
// Fixed in master: xxxx
// Fixed in master-2.2: xxxx
// Fixed in master-2.0: xxxx
* Arbitrary file deletion on Windows. (ws-buglink:13217[])
The following bugs have been fixed:
//* ws-buglink:5000[]
//* ws-buglink:6000[Wireshark bug]
//* cve-idlink:2014-2486[]
//* Wireshark accepted your prom invitation then cancelled at the last minute. (ws-buglink:0000[])
// cp /dev/null /tmp/buglist.txt ; for bugnumber in `git log --stat v2.2.3rc0..| grep ' Bug:' | cut -f2 -d: | sort -n -u ` ; do gen-bugnote $bugnumber; pbpaste >> /tmp/buglist.txt; done
* Saving all exported objects (SMB/SMB2) results in out of physical memory. (ws-buglink:11133[])
* Export HTTP Objects - Single file shows as multiple files in 2.0.2. (ws-buglink:12230[])
* Follow Stream and graph buttons remain greyed out in conversation window. (ws-buglink:12893[])
* Dicom list of tags in element of VR=AT not properly decoded. (ws-buglink:13077[])
* Malformed Packet: BGP Update (withdraw) message. (ws-buglink:13146[])
* Install fail on macOS Sierra (error PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112). (ws-buglink:13152[])
* GTP: "Create PDP Context response" message shows back-off timer as malformed when included in the response. (ws-buglink:13153[])
* ICMP dissector fails to properly detect timestamps. (ws-buglink:13161[])
* RLC misdissection. (ws-buglink:13162[])
* Text2pcap on Windows produces corrupt output when writing the capture file to the standard output. (ws-buglink:13165[])
* HTML escaping of quotes in error message. (ws-buglink:13178[])
* TShark doesn't respect protocols.display_hidden_proto_items setting. (ws-buglink:13192[])
* RPC/RDMA dissector should exit when frame is not RPC-over-RDMA. (ws-buglink:13195[])
* Some RPC-over-RDMA frames are not recognized as RPC-over-RDMA. (ws-buglink:13196[])
* RPC-over-RDMA frames with chunk lists are "Malformed". (ws-buglink:13197[])
* TShark fails to pass RPC-over-RDMA frames to RPC subdissector. (ws-buglink:13198[])
* Adding a DOF DPS Identity Secret, session Key, or Mode Template causes Wireshark to crash. (ws-buglink:13209[])
* Wireshark shows "MS Video Source Request" in a RTCP packet as "Malformed". (ws-buglink:13212[])
=== New and Updated Features
There are no new features in this release.
//=== Removed Dissectors
=== New File Format Decoding Support
There are no new file formats in this release.
=== New Protocol Support
There are no new protocols in this release.
=== Updated Protocol Support
--sort-and-group--
BGP
BTLE
BOOTP/DHCP
DICOM
DOF
Echo
GTP
ICMP
Radiotap
RLC
RPC over RDMA
RTCP
SMB
TCP
UFTP4
VXLAN
--sort-and-group--
=== New and Updated Capture File Support
There is no new or updated capture file support in this release.
//--sort-and-group--
//--sort-and-group--
=== New and Updated Capture Interfaces support
There are no new or updated capture interfaces supported in this release.
=== Major API Changes
There are no major API changes in this release.
== Getting Wireshark
Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
https://www.wireshark.org/download.html.
=== Vendor-supplied Packages
Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Wireshark packages. You can
usually install or upgrade Wireshark using the package management system
specific to that platform. A list of third-party packages can be found
on the https://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty[download page]
on the Wireshark web site.
== File Locations
Wireshark and TShark look in several different locations for preference
files, plugins, SNMP MIBS, and RADIUS dictionaries. These locations vary
from platform to platform. You can use About→Folders to find the default
locations on your system.
== Known Problems
Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes.
(ws-buglink:1419[])
The BER dissector might infinitely loop.
(ws-buglink:1516[])
Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
(ws-buglink:1814[])
Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works.
(ws-buglink:2234[])
Application crash when changing real-time option.
(ws-buglink:4035[])
Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
(ws-buglink:4985[])
Wireshark should let you work with multiple capture files. (ws-buglink:10488[])
Dell Backup and Recovery (DBAR) makes many Windows applications crash,
including Wireshark. (ws-buglink:12036[])
== Getting Help
Community support is available on https://ask.wireshark.org/[Wireshark's
Q&A site] and on the wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription
information and archives for all of Wireshark's mailing lists can be
found on https://www.wireshark.org/lists/[the web site].
Official Wireshark training and certification are available from
http://www.wiresharktraining.com/[Wireshark University].
== Frequently Asked Questions
A complete FAQ is available on the
https://www.wireshark.org/faq.html[Wireshark web site].