                         Wireshark 2.2.4 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

  Bug Fixes

   The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
     * [1]wnpa-sec-2017-01
       The ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop. ([2]Bug
       13344)
     * [3]wnpa-sec-2017-02
       The DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop. ([4]Bug 13345)

   The following bugs have been fixed:
     * TCP reassembly: tcp.reassembled_in is not set in first packet.
       ([5]Bug 3264)
     * Duplicated Interfaces instances while refreshing. ([6]Bug 11553)
     * Time zone name needs to be converted to UTF-8 on Windows. ([7]Bug
       11785)
     * Crash on fast local interface changes. ([8]Bug 12263)
     * Please align columns in tshark's output. ([9]Bug 12502)
     * Display data rate fields for VHT rates invalid with BCC modulation.
       ([10]Bug 12859)
     * plugin_if_get_ws_info causes Access Violation if called during
       rescan. ([11]Bug 12973)
     * SMTP BDAT dissector not reverting to command-code after DATA.
       ([12]Bug 13030)
     * Wireshark fails to recognize V6 DBS Etherwatch capture files.
       ([13]Bug 13093)
     * Runtime Error when try to merge .pcap files (Wireshark crashes).
       ([14]Bug 13175)
     * PPP BCP BPDU size reports not header size, but all data underneath
       and its header size in UI. ([15]Bug 13188)
     * In-line UDP checksum bytes in 6LoWPAN IPHC are swapped. ([16]Bug
       13233)
     * Uninitialized memcmp on data in daintree-sna.c. ([17]Bug 13246)
     * Crash when dissect WDBRPC Version 2 protocol with Dissect unknown
       program numbers enabled. ([18]Bug 13266)
     * Contents/Resources/bin directory isn't in the app bundle after
       installation. ([19]Bug 13270)
     * Regression: IEEE17221 (AVDECC) decoded as IEEE1722 (AVB
       Transportation Protocol). ([20]Bug 13274)
     * Can't decode packets captured with OpenBSD enc(4) encapsulating.
       ([21]Bug 13279)
     * UDLD flags are at other end of octet. ([22]Bug 13280)
     * MS-WSP dissector no longer works since commit
       8c2fa5b5cf789e6d0d19cd0dd34479d0203d177a. ([23]Bug 13299)
     * TBCD string decoded wrongly in MAP ATI message. ([24]Bug 13316)
     * Filter Documentation: The tilde (~) operator is not documented.
       ([25]Bug 13320)
     * VoIP Flow Sequence Causes Application Crash. ([26]Bug 13329)

  New and Updated Features

   There are no new features in this release.

  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

   6LoWPAN, DVB-CI, ENC, GSM MAP, IEEE 1722, IEEE 1722.1, ISAKMP, MS-WSP,
   PPP, QUIC, Radiotap, RPC, SMTP, TCP, UCD, and UDLD

  New and Updated Capture File Support

   There is no new or updated capture file support in this release.

   Daintree SNA, and DBS Etherwatch

  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.
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Getting Wireshark

   Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
   [27]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 [28]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. ([29]Bug 1419)

   The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([30]Bug 1516)

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

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

   Application crash when changing real-time option. ([33]Bug 4035)

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

   Wireshark should let you work with multiple capture files. ([35]Bug
   10488)

   Dell Backup and Recovery (DBAR) makes many Windows applications crash,
   including Wireshark. ([36]Bug 12036)
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Getting Help

   Community support is available on [37]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 [38]the web site.

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

   A complete FAQ is available on the [40]Wireshark web site.
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   Last updated 2017-01-23 19:47:11 UTC

References

   1. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html
   2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13344
   3. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-02.html
   4. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13345
   5. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3264
   6. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11553
   7. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11785
   8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12263
   9. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12502
  10. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12859
  11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12973
  12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13030
  13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13093
  14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13175
  15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13188
  16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13233
  17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13246
  18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13266
  19. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13270
  20. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13274
  21. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13279
  22. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13280
  23. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13299
  24. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13316
  25. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13320
  26. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13329
  27. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
  28. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
  29. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
  30. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
  31. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814
  32. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
  33. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
  34. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
  35. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10488
  36. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12036
  37. https://ask.wireshark.org/
  38. https://www.wireshark.org/lists/
  39. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
  40. https://www.wireshark.org/faq.html
