                        Wireshark 1.12.13 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.
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What's New

   This is the final release of Wireshark 1.12. It officially reaches end
   of life on July 31, 2016. If you are still using Wireshark 1.12 you are
   encouraged to upgrade to Wireshark 2.0.

  Bug Fixes

   The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
     * [1]wnpa-sec-2016-40
       NDS dissector crash. ([2]Bug 12576)
     * [3]wnpa-sec-2016-41
       PacketBB crash. ([4]Bug 12577)
     * [5]wnpa-sec-2016-42
       WSP infinite loop. ([6]Bug 12594)
     * [7]wnpa-sec-2016-43
       MMSE infinite loop. ([8]Bug 12624)
     * [9]wnpa-sec-2016-44
       RLC long loop. ([10]Bug 12660)
     * [11]wnpa-sec-2016-45
       LDSS dissector crash. ([12]Bug 12662)
     * [13]wnpa-sec-2016-46
       RLC dissector crash. ([14]Bug 12664)
     * [15]wnpa-sec-2016-47
       OpenFlow long loop. ([16]Bug 12659)

   The following bugs have been fixed:
     * T30 FCF byte decoding masks DTC, CIG and NCS. ([17]Bug 1918)
     * TShark crashes with option "-z io,stat,..." in the presence of
       negative relative packet timestamps. ([18]Bug 9014)
     * Packet size limited during capture msg is repeated in the Info
       column. ([19]Bug 9826)
     * Filter for field name tcp.options.wscale.multiplier cannot exceed
       255. ([20]Bug 12525)
     * Inconsistent VHT data rate. ([21]Bug 12558)

  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

   802.11 Radiotap, LANforge, LDSS, MMSE, PacketBB, PRP, RLC, RTP MIDI,
   T.30, TCP, VITA 49, WiMax RNG-RSP, and WSP

  New and Updated Capture File Support

   and pcapng
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Getting Wireshark

   Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
   [22]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 [23]download page on the Wireshark web site.
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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.
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Known Problems

   Dumpcap might not quit if Wireshark or TShark crashes. ([24]Bug 1419)

   The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([25]Bug 1516)

   Capture filters aren't applied when capturing from named pipes.
   ([26]Bug 1814)

   Filtering tshark captures with read filters (-R) no longer works.
   ([27]Bug 2234)

   The 64-bit Windows installer does not support Kerberos decryption.
   ([28]Win64 development page)

   Resolving ([29]Bug 9044) reopens ([30]Bug 3528) so that Wireshark no
   longer automatically decodes gzip data when following a TCP stream.

   Application crash when changing real-time option. ([31]Bug 4035)

   Hex pane display issue after startup. ([32]Bug 4056)

   Packet list rows are oversized. ([33]Bug 4357)

   Wireshark and TShark will display incorrect delta times in some cases.
   ([34]Bug 4985)
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Getting Help

   Community support is available on [35]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 [36]the web site.

   Official Wireshark training and certification are available from
   [37]Wireshark University.
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Frequently Asked Questions

   A complete FAQ is available on the [38]Wireshark web site.
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   Last updated 2016-07-27 11:11:20 PDT

References

   1. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-40.html
   2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12576
   3. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-41.html
   4. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12577
   5. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-42.html
   6. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12594
   7. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-43.html
   8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12624
   9. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-44.html
  10. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12660
  11. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-45.html
  12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12662
  13. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-46.html
  14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12664
  15. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-47.html
  16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12659
  17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1918
  18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9014
  19. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9826
  20. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12525
  21. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12558
  22. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
  23. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
  24. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
  25. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
  26. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814
  27. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
  28. https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Win64
  29. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9044
  30. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3528
  31. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
  32. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4056
  33. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4357
  34. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
  35. https://ask.wireshark.org/
  36. https://www.wireshark.org/lists/
  37. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
  38. https://www.wireshark.org/faq.html
