= Wireshark wireshark-version:[] Release Notes

== 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

// Link templates: ws-buglink:5000[]  ws-buglink:6000[Wireshark bug]  cve-idlink:2013-2486[]

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.

* ws-salink:2015-21[]
+
Protocol tree crash.
// Fixed in master: g6126a64
// Fixed in master-1.12: g2728dfc
(ws-buglink:11309[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-22[]
+
Memory manager crash.
// Fixed in master: geaf1aad
// Fixed in master-1.12: g1abc148
(ws-buglink:11373[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-23[]
+
Dissector table crash.
// Fixed in master: geb1ccbd
// Fixed in master-1.12: g5470a4d
(ws-buglink:11381[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-24[]
+
ZigBee crash.
// Fixed in master: g655b0dc, g3157114, g43c2e57
// Fixed in master-1.12: g84a3493, g76d50a7, 39e6153
(ws-buglink:11389[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-25[]
+
GSM RLC/MAC infinite loop.
// Fixed in master: g78bc3dd
// Fixed in master-1.12: g6be36c1
(ws-buglink:11358[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-26[]
+
WaveAgent crash.
// Fixed in master: g5523726
// Fixed in master-1.12: g1c1733e
(ws-buglink:11358[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-27[]
+
OpenFlow infinite loop.
// Fixed in master: g828358d
// Fixed in master-1.12: g6cb9d38
(ws-buglink:11358[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-28[]
+
Ptvcursor crash.
// Fixed in master: g5b53445, g3fc4a83
// Fixed in master-1.12: g3c38a92, g9831d16
(ws-buglink:11358[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]

* ws-salink:2015-29[]
+
WCCP crash.
// Fixed in master: gb1eaf29
// Fixed in master-1.12: gbc26f2e
(ws-buglink:11358[])
//cve-idlink:2015-XXXX[]


The following bugs have been fixed:

//* Wireshark always manages to score tickets for Burning Man, Coachella, and
//  SXSW while you end up working double shifts. (ws-buglink:0000[])
// cp /dev/null /tmp/buglist.txt ; for bugnumber in `git log --stat v1.12.7rc0..| grep ' Bug:' | cut -f2 -d: | sort -n -u ` ; do gen-bugnote $bugnumber; pbpaste >> /tmp/buglist.txt; done

* DCE RPC "Decode As" capability is missing. (ws-buglink:10368[])

* Mergecap turns nanosecond-resolution time stamps into microsecond-resolution time stamps. (ws-buglink:11202[])

* The Aruba ERM Type 1 Dissector inconsistent with Type 0 and Type 3. (ws-buglink:11204[])

* Parse CFM Type Test signal (TST) without CRC. (ws-buglink:11286[])

* Tshark: output format of rpc.xid changed from Hex to Integer. (ws-buglink:11292[])

* Not stop -a filecount <COUNT>. (ws-buglink:11305[])

* lldp.ieee.802_3.mdi_power_class display is wrong. (ws-buglink:11330[])

* Powerlink (EPL) SDO packages interpreted as frame dublication. (ws-buglink:11341[])

* Mysql dissector adds packet content to INFO column without scrubbing it. (ws-buglink:11344[])

* PIM null-register according to rfc4601 is incorrectly parsed. (ws-buglink:11354[])

* Wireshark Lua dissectors: both expand together. (ws-buglink:11356[])

* Link-type not retrieved for rpcap interfaces configured with authentication. (ws-buglink:11366[])

* SSL Decryption (RSA private key with p smaller than q) failing on the Windows 7 buildbot. (ws-buglink:11372[])

* [gtpv2]PCSCF ip in the Protocol configuration of update bearer request is not getting populated. (ws-buglink:11378[])

* wpan.src64 (and dst64) filter always gives "is not a valid EUI64 Address" error. (ws-buglink:11380[])

* Websphere MQ Work Information Header incorrectly showing "Reserved". (ws-buglink:11384[])

* DUP ACK Counter resetting after Window Update. (ws-buglink:11397[])

* CSV values missing when using tshark -2 option. (ws-buglink:11401[])

* Ethernet PAUSE frames are decoded incorrectly as PFC. (ws-buglink:11403[])

* SOCKS decoder giving strange values for seemingly normal SOCKS connection. (ws-buglink:11417[])

* 802.11ad decoding error. (ws-buglink:11419[])


=== New and Updated Features

There are no new features in this release.

=== New Protocol Support

There are no new protocols in this release.

=== Updated Protocol Support

--sort-and-group--
Aruba ERM
CFM
IEEE 802.11
EPL
GSM A-bis OML
GSM MAP
GSM RLC/MAC
GTPv2
LLDP
LTE RRC
MAC Control
MQ
MySQL
OpenFlow
OpcUa
Radiotap
SCCP
SOCKS
TCP
WaveAgent
WCCP
ZigBee
--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--

== 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[])

The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption.
(https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64[Win64 development page])

Resolving (ws-buglink:9044[]) reopens (ws-buglink:3528[]) so that Wireshark
no longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream.

Application crash when changing real-time option.
(ws-buglink:4035[])

Hex pane display issue after startup.
(ws-buglink:4056[])

Packet list rows are oversized.
(ws-buglink:4357[])

Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
(ws-buglink:4985[])

== 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].
