                         Wireshark 2.4.4 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 bugs have been fixed:
     * [1]wnpa-sec-2018-01
       Multiple dissectors could crash. ([2]Bug 14253) [3]CVE-2018-5336
     * [4]wnpa-sec-2018-03
       The IxVeriWave file parser could crash. ([5]Bug 14297)
       [6]CVE-2018-5334
     * [7]wnpa-sec-2018-04
       The WCP dissector could crash. ([8]Bug 14251) [9]CVE-2018-5335

   Prior to this release dumpcap enabled the Linux kernel's BPF JIT
   compiler via the net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl. This could make
   systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1 ([10]CVE-2017-5753) and
   this feature has been removed ([11]Bug 14313).
     * Some keyboard shortcut mix-up has been resolved by assigning new
       shortcuts to Edit -> Copy methods.
     * Remote interfaces are not saved. ([12]Bug 8557)
     * Additional grouping in Expert Information dialog. ([13]Bug 11753)
     * First start with non-empty extcap folder after install or reboot
       hangs at "initializing tap listeners". ([14]Bug 12845)
     * Can't hide expert categories in Expert Information. ([15]Bug 13831)
     * Expert info dialog should have "Collapse All"/"Expand All" options.
       ([16]Bug 13842)
     * SIP Statistics extract does not work. ([17]Bug 13942)
     * Service Response Time - SCSI dialog crashes. ([18]Bug 14144)
     * Wireshark & Tshark 2.4.2 core dumps with segmentation fault.
       ([19]Bug 14194)
     * SSH remote capture promiscuous mode. ([20]Bug 14237)
     * SOCKS pseudo header displays incorrect Version value. ([21]Bug
       14262)
     * Only first variable of list is dissected in NTP Control request
       message. ([22]Bug 14268)
     * NTP Authenticator field dissection fails if padding is used.
       ([23]Bug 14269)
     * BSSAP packet dissector issue - BSSAP_UPLINK_TUNNEL_REQUEST message.
       ([24]Bug 14289)
     * "[Malformed Packet]" for Mobile IP (MIP) protocol. ([25]Bug 14292)
     * There is a potential buffer underflow in File_read_line function in
       epan/wslua/wslua_file.c file. ([26]Bug 14295)
     * Saving a temporary capture file may not result in the temporary
       file being removed. ([27]Bug 14298)

  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

   Bluetooth, BSSAP, BT ATT, BT HCI, BT SMP, MIP, NTP, SCTP, SOCKS, UDS,
   and WCP

  New and Updated Capture File Support

   Ixia IxVeriWave
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Getting Wireshark

   Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from
   [28]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 [29]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. ([30]Bug 1419)

   The BER dissector might infinitely loop. ([31]Bug 1516)

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

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

   Application crash when changing real-time option. ([34]Bug 4035)

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

   Wireshark should let you work with multiple capture files. ([36]Bug
   10488)
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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 2018-01-11 17:04:03 UTC

References

   1. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.html
   2. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14253
   3. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5336
   4. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html
   5. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14297
   6. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5334
   7. https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-04.html
   8. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14251
   9. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5335
  10. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5753
  11. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14313
  12. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8557
  13. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11753
  14. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12845
  15. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13831
  16. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13842
  17. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13942
  18. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14144
  19. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14194
  20. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14237
  21. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14262
  22. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14268
  23. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14269
  24. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14289
  25. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14292
  26. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14295
  27. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14298
  28. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html
  29. https://www.wireshark.org/download.html#thirdparty
  30. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1419
  31. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
  32. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1814
  33. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2234
  34. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4035
  35. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4985
  36. https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10488
  37. https://ask.wireshark.org/
  38. https://www.wireshark.org/lists/
  39. http://www.wiresharktraining.com/
  40. https://www.wireshark.org/faq.html
