From ca4ef167228f8032a7d6cbb81d000daf5cd15c76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerald Combs Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:35:14 +0000 Subject: The contents of the NEWS file come from the release notes. Back-port the changes in r20642 to release-notes.xml. Add "news" targes to the docbook makefiles to copy release-notes.txt to NEWS. svn path=/trunk/; revision=20669 --- NEWS | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ba93e3af30..c9b5c2cde4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,8 +1,4 @@ -$Id$ - -== January 29, 2007 - -Wireshark 0.99.5 has been released. +Wireshark 0.99.5 Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -20,51 +16,67 @@ What's New advisory for details and a workaround. o The TCP dissector could hang or crash while reassembling HTTP - packets. Versions affected: 0.99.2 to 0.99.4 + packets. (Bug [2]1200) + + Versions affected: 0.99.2 to 0.99.4 + + [3]CVE-2007-0459 + + o The HTTP dissector could crash. + + Versions affected: 0.99.3 to 0.99.4 - o The HTTP dissector could crash. Versions affected: 0.99.3 to - 0.99.4 + [4]CVE-2007-0458 o On some systems, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash. + Versions affected: 0.10.14 to 0.99.4 - o On some systems, the LLT dissector could crash. Versions - affected: 0.99.3 to 0.99.4 + [5]CVE-2007-0457 + + o On some systems, the LLT dissector could crash. + + Versions affected: 0.99.3 to 0.99.4 + + [6]CVE-2007-0456 The following bugs have been fixed: o On Windows systems the packet list scroll bar could sometimes - disappear or become unusable. ([2]Bug 220) + disappear or become unusable. ([7]Bug 220) o The end of HTTP chunked encoding wasn't being displayed. - ([3]Bug 646) + ([8]Bug 646) - o The Follow TCP Stream window could omit characters. ([4]Bug + o The Follow TCP Stream window could omit characters. ([9]Bug 1043) - o Opening a flow graph could crash Wireshark. ([5]Bug 1117) + o Opening a flow graph could crash Wireshark. ([10]Bug 1117) o Follow TCP Stream would sometimes get the direction wrong. - ([6]Bug 1138) + ([11]Bug 1138) o The foreground text in the coloring rules editor was always - black.. ([7]Bug 1164) + black.. ([12]Bug 1164) - o The CSV export format was incorrect. ([8]Bug 1173) + o The CSV export format was incorrect. ([13]Bug 1173) o On some Windows systems Wireshark could take a long time to start up. o Malformed UDLD packets could cause an exception. + o The ISUP statistics report could overflow a buffer and crash + when displaying IPv6 addresses. + New and Updated Features The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) since the last release: - o We are now offering Wireshark as a [16]U3 package for Windows. - U3 packages are suitable for using on special "U3" USB drives. - It's still experimental, but you're welcome to try it out and + o We are now offering Wireshark as a [14]U3 package for Windows. + U3 packages are suitable for using on USB drives and CD-ROMs. + It's still experimental, but you're welcome to try it out and report any problems or successes. o Decryption support for WPA/WPA2 and SNMPv3 has been added. The @@ -78,18 +90,19 @@ What's New o Main window keyboard navigation has been improved. - o Windows file dialogs now show the "places bar" (Desktop, ...). - File dialogs now default to "My Documents" in accordance with - Microsoft's HIG. + o Windows file dialogs now show the "places" bar (Desktop, My + Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, etc). File dialogs + now default to "My Documents" in accordance with Microsoft's + HIG. - o [9]AirPcap support (which provides raw mode capture under + o [15]AirPcap support (which provides raw mode capture under Windows) has been enhanced to allow capturing on multiple AirPcap adapters simultaneously. o You can no longer install Wireshark on Windows 95, 98, or ME. (OK, so it's not a feature per se, but it's an important - change). The last Version known to work on these systems is - [17]Ethereal 0.99.0! + change). The last version known to work on these systems is + [16]Ethereal 0.99.0. o ASN.1 BER-encoded files can now be dissected according to a user-specified syntax. @@ -121,14 +134,14 @@ What's New Getting Wireshark Wireshark source code and installation packages are available from - the [10]download page on the main web site. + the [17]download page on the main web site. 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 [11]download page on the Wireshark + packages can be found on the [18]download page on the Wireshark web site. File Locations @@ -141,38 +154,43 @@ File Locations Known Problems The Filter button is nonfunctional in the file dialogs under - Windows. ([12]Bug 942) + Windows. ([19]Bug 942) Getting Help Community support is available on the wireshark-users mailing list. Subscription information and archives for all of Wireshark's - mailing lists can be found on [13]the web site. + mailing lists can be found on [20]the web site. Commercial support, training, and development services are - available from [14]CACE Technologies. + available from [21]CACE Technologies. Frequently Asked Questions - A complete FAQ is available on the [15]Wireshark web site. + A complete FAQ is available on the [22]Wireshark web site. References Visible links 1. http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-01.html - 2. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=220 - 3. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=646 - 4. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1043 - 5. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1117 - 6. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1138 - 7. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1164 - 8. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1173 - 9. http://www.cacetech.com/products/airpcap.htm - 10. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html - 11. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#otherplat - 12. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=942 - 13. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ - 14. http://www.cacetech.com/ - 15. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html - 16. http://www.u3.com - 17. http://www.ethereal.com + 2. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1200 + 3. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0459 + 4. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0458 + 5. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0457 + 6. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0456 + 7. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=220 + 8. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=646 + 9. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1043 + 10. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1117 + 11. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1138 + 12. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1164 + 13. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1173 + 14. http://www.u3.com/ + 15. http://www.cacetech.com/products/airpcap.htm + 16. file:///dev/ + 17. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html + 18. http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#otherplat + 19. http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=942 + 20. http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ + 21. http://www.cacetech.com/ + 22. http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html -- cgit v1.2.3