Wireshark announcements | 17 May 2013 23:59
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Wireshark 1.6.15 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.6.15.

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 vulnerability has been fixed.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-25

       The ASN.1 BER dissector could crash. (Bug 8599)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.6, 1.6.0 to 1.6.14.

   The following bugs have been fixed:

     o SNMP dissector bug: STATUS_INTEGER_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO. (Bug 7359)

     o A console window is never opened. (Bug 7755)

     o dissect_rpc_array causes assertion fault when array is empty.
       (Bug 8145)

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Wireshark announcements | 17 May 2013 23:58
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Wireshark 1.8.7 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.8.7.

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.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-23

       The RELOAD dissector could go into an infinite loop.
       Discovered by Evan Jensen. (Bug 8364, (Bug 8546)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.6.

       CVE-2013-2486

       CVE-2013-2487

     o wnpa-sec-2013-24

       The GTPv2 dissector could crash. (Bug 8493)

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Wireshark announcements | 27 Apr 2013 01:38
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Wireshark 1.10.0rc1 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.10.0rc1. This is the
first release candidate for Wireshark 1.10.0.

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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.
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What's New

  Bug Fixes

   The following bugs have been fixed:

  New and Updated Features

   The following features are new (or have been significantly
   updated) since version 1.8:
     * Wireshark on 32- and 64-bit Windows supports automatic
       updates.
     * The packet bytes view is faster.
     * You can now display a list of resolved host names in
       "hosts" format within Wireshark.
     * The wireless toolbar has been updated.
     * Wireshark on Linux does a better job of detecting interface
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Wireshark announcements | 28 Mar 2013 22:03
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Wireshark 1.9.2 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.9.2.

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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 bugs have been fixed:

  New and Updated Features

   The following features are new (or have been significantly
   updated) since version 1.8:
     * Wireshark on 32- and 64-bit Windows supports automatic
       updates.
     * The packet bytes view is faster.
     * You can now display a list of resolved host names in
       "hosts" format within Wireshark.
     * The wireless toolbar has been updated.
     * Wireshark on Linux does a better job of detecting interface
       addition and removal.
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Wireshark announcements | 7 Mar 2013 00:29
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Wireshark 1.6.14 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.6.14.

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 vulnerability has been fixed.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-32

       The sFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 7789)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.6.0 to 1.6.13.

       CVE-2012-6054

     o wnpa-sec-2012-33

       The SCTP dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 7802)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.6.0 to 1.6.13.

       CVE-2012-6056
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Wireshark announcements | 7 Mar 2013 00:29
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Wireshark 1.8.6 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.8.6.

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.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-10

       The TCP dissector could crash. (Bug 8274)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.5.

       CVE-2013-2475

     o wnpa-sec-2013-11

       The HART/IP dissectory could go into an infinite loop. (Bug
       8360)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.5.

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Wireshark announcements | 20 Feb 2013 20:22
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Wireshark 1.9.0 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.9.0. This is an
experimental release intended to test features that will go into
Wireshark 1.10.

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

  New and Updated Features

   The following features are new (or have been significantly
   updated) since version 1.8:

     o Wireshark on 32- and 64-bit Windows supports automatic updates.

     o The main welcome screen and status bar now display file sizes
       using strict SI prefixes instead of old-style binary prefixes.

     o It is now possible to compare two fields in a display filter
       (for example: udp.srcport != udp.dstport). The two fields must
       be of the same type for this to work.

     o Many more not listed here.

Digests
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Wireshark announcements | 29 Jan 2013 22:54
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Wireshark 1.6.13 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.6.13.

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 vulnerability has been fixed.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-01

       Infinite and large loops in the Bluetooth HCI, CSN.1, DCP-ETSI
       DOCSIS CM-STAUS, IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols, MPLS, R3, RTPS,
       SDP, and SIP dissectors. Reported by Laurent Butti. (Bugs
       8036, 8037, 8038, 8040, 8041, 8042, 8043, 8198, 8199, 8222)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.4, 1.6.0 to 1.6.12.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-02

       The CLNP dissector could crash. Discovered independently by
       Laurent Butti and the Wireshark development team. (Bug 7871)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.4, 1.6.0 to 1.6.12.
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Wireshark announcements | 29 Jan 2013 22:53
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Wireshark 1.8.5 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.8.5.

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.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-01

       Infinite and large loops in the Bluetooth HCI, CSN.1, DCP-ETSI
       DOCSIS CM-STAUS, IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols, MPLS, R3, RTPS,
       SDP, and SIP dissectors. Reported by Laurent Butti. (Bugs
       8036, 8037, 8038, 8040, 8041, 8042, 8043, 8198, 8199, 8222)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.4, 1.6.0 to 1.6.12.

     o wnpa-sec-2013-02

       The CLNP dissector could crash. Discovered independently by
       Laurent Butti and the Wireshark development team. (Bug 7871)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.4, 1.6.0 to 1.6.12.
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Wireshark announcements | 28 Nov 2012 23:06
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Wireshark 1.6.12 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.6.12.

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 vulnerability has been fixed.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-31

       The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 7787)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.6.0 to 1.6.11.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-35

       The ISAKMP dissector could crash. (Bug 7855)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.6.0 to 1.6.11.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-36

       The iSCSI dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 7858)
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Wireshark announcements | 28 Nov 2012 23:05
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Wireshark 1.8.4 is now available


I'm proud to announce the release of Wireshark 1.8.4.

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.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-30

       Wireshark could leak potentially sensitive host name
       resolution information when working with multiple pcap-ng
       files. Discovered by Laura Chappell.

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-31

       The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 7787)

       Versions affected: 1.8.0 to 1.8.3, 1.6.0 to 1.6.11.

     o wnpa-sec-2012-32
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