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authorGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2005-10-14 16:00:04 +0000
committerGerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org>2005-10-14 16:00:04 +0000
commit614bff4ba603045e879ae3c220be2ddb239a430e (patch)
tree9538312e63905314d7d14ec89568db6ad7413e92 /docbook/release-notes.xml
parentc975c8e67ab8c0c568f42ecf2523fd2c848a0ac8 (diff)
Clear 0.10.13-specific contents out of the release notes.
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+++ b/docbook/release-notes.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DOCUMENT SECTION
<!--
Ethereal Info
-->
- <!ENTITY EtherealCurrentVersion "0.10.13 (preliminary)">
+ <!ENTITY EtherealCurrentVersion "0.10.14pre1">
<!ENTITY EtherealWebSite "http://www.ethereal.com">
<!ENTITY EtherealUsersGuidePage "&EtherealWebSite;/docs/#usersguide">
<!ENTITY EtherealDownloadPage "&EtherealWebSite;/download.html">
@@ -69,188 +69,19 @@ Gnu info
<para>
Several security vulnerabilities have been fixed since the
previous release. See the
- <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html">application
+ <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00022.html">application
advisory</ulink> for more details.
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- The ISAKMP dissector could exhaust system memory.
- <!-- Fixed in r15163 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.11 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The FC-FCS dissector could exhaust system memory.
- <!-- Fixed in r15204 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 312 -->
- Versions affected: 0.9.0 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The RSVP dissector could exhaust system memory.
- <!-- Fixed in r15206, r15600 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 311, 314, 382 -->
- Versions affected: 0.9.4 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The ISIS LSP dissector could exhaust system memory.
- <!-- Fixed in r15245 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 320, 326 -->
- Versions affected: 0.8.18 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The IrDA dissector could crash.
- <!-- Fixed in r15265, r15267 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 328, 329, 330, 334, 335, 336 -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.0 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The SLIMP3 dissector could overflow a buffer.
- <!-- Fixed in r15279 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 327 -->
- Versions affected: 0.9.1 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The BER dissector was susceptible to an infinite loop.
- <!-- Fixed in r15292 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.3 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The SCSI dissector could dereference a null pointer and crash.
- <!-- Fixed in r15289 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.3 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- If the "Dissect unknown RPC program numbers" option was enabled,
- the ONC RPC dissector might be able to exhaust system memory.
- This option is disabled by default.
- <!-- Fixed in r15290 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.7.7 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The sFlow dissector could dereference a null pointer and crash.
- <!-- Fixed in r15375 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 356 -->
- Versions affected: 0.9.14 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The RTnet dissector could dereference a null pointer and crash.
- <!-- Fixed in r15673 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.8 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The SigComp UDVM could go into an infinite loop or crash.
- <!-- Fixed in r15715, r15901, r15919 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- If SMB transaction payload reassembly is enabled the SMB
- dissector could crash. This preference is disabled by default.
- <!-- Fixed in r15789 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: 421 -->
- Versions affected: 0.9.7 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The X11 dissector could attempt to divide by zero.
- <!-- Fixed in r15927 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.1 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The AgentX dissector could overflow a buffer.
- <!-- Fixed in r16003 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.10 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- iDEFENSE found a buffer overflow in the SRVLOC dissector.
- <!-- Fixed in r16206 -->
- <!-- Bug IDs: none -->
- Versions affected: 0.10.0 to 0.10.12.
- </para></listitem>
-
</itemizedlist>
</para>
- <para>
- When trying to save a flow graph, Ethereal could crash.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- When viewing protocol hierarchy statistics, Ethereal and Tethereal
- could crash.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The PCRE library that ships with the Windows installer has been upgraded
- from version 4.4 to 6.3 in response to a
- <ulink url="http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14620">security
- vulnerability</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
<section><title>New and Updated Features</title>
<para>
- The following features are new (or have been significantly updated) since
- the last release:
- <itemizedlist>
+ The following features are new (or have been significantly updated)
+ since the last release:
- <listitem><para>
- The <command>timestamp display precision</command> of the Packet List
- can be adjusted now. The precision will be automatically adjusted
- depending on the file format loaded, e.g. libpcap typically uses
- microsecond resolution displayed like "0.000000". In addition you can
- adjust the precision manually through the View/Time Display Format menu
- items.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The <command>WinPcap version 3.1</command> installer was released since
- the last Ethereal release. The version included in the Ethereal Windows
- installer has been updated from 3.1 beta 4 to 3.1.
- If you want to upgrade WinPcap separately or install a
- different version you can download it from:
- <ulink url="http://www.winpcap.org">the WinPcap web site</ulink>.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- The behavior of the display filter
- <command>"ip.checksum_bad" has changed</command>.
- Instead of merely checking for its presence you must now make sure
- it is set, e.g. instead of using "ip.checksum_bad" you must now
- use "ip.checksum_bad == 1".
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- A new capture file format
- <command>"Nanosecond libpcap (Ethereal)"</command> was added. It is
- very similar to the common libpcap file format but is capable of keeping
- nanosecond resolution timestamps. This format is currently supported only
- by Ethereal.
- </para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>
- Ethereal's memory managment has been greatly improved.
- </para></listitem>
+ <itemizedlist>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@@ -259,41 +90,17 @@ Gnu info
<section><title>New Protocol Support</title>
<para>
- CIMD, CISCOWL-L2, DCCP, EDP, GNM, LLDP, ROS, RTSE, STANAG 4406,
- WINS Replication, X.411, X.420
-
</para>
</section>
<section><title>Updated Protocol Support</title> <para>
- 802.11 Radiotap, A11, AARP, ACSE, ACtrace, AFP, AFS, AgentX,
- AIM, AJP13, ALCAP, AMR, ANSI A, ANSI IS-637-A, ANSI IS-683-A,
- ANSI IS-801, ANSI MAP, AOE, AppleTalk, Armagetronad, ARP, ASAP,
- ASN.1, BACapp, BER, BGP, BitTorrent, BOOTP, CAMEL, CLNP, CMIP,
- CMP, CMS, COPS, CRMF, CSM_ENCAPS, DAAP, DCERPC (ATSVC, DCE_DFS,
- FLDB, INITSHUTDOWN, LSA, NETLOGON, NT, SAMR, SPOOLSS, WINREG), DCM,
- DCOM, DHCP Failover, DIAMETER, ENRP, ESS, FC, FCCT, FCDNS, FCELS,
- FCFCS, FCFZS, FCP, FCSWILS, FTAM, GIOP, GPRS LLC, GSM, GTP, H1,
- H.225, H.235, H.245, H.248, H.261, H.263, H.450, HSRP, HTTP, IAX2,
- IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3 Slow protocols, IP, IP/IEEE1394,
- IRC, IrDA, ISAKMP, iSCSI, ISIS, ISUP, Jabber, JFIF, Juniper, JXTA,
- K12, Kerberos, LDAP, LDP, LLC, LPD, MAP_DialoguePDU, MDSHDR, Media,
- MEGACO, MGCP, MIME multipart, MMS, MOUNT, MQ, MSMMS, NBNS, NDMP,
- NS_CERT_EXTS, OCSP, OPSI, OSPF, PARLAY, PER, PKINIT, PKIX, PN-RT,
- PPP, PRES, PTP, RADIUS, RDT, RPC, RSVP, RTCP, RTnet, RTSP, SCCP,
- SCSI, SCTP, SES, sFlow, SIGCOMP, SIP, SliMP3, SMB, SMPP, SMRSE, SNA,
- SNMP, SPNEGO, SRVLOC, STUN, T.38, TCAP, TCP, Text, TPKT, UMA, WBXML,
- WLANCERTEXTN, WSP, X11, X.25, X.509, XML, YMSG
-
</para>
</section>
<section><title>New and Updated Capture File Support</title>
<para>
- Tektronix K12
-
</para>
</section>
@@ -331,7 +138,8 @@ Gnu info
<para>
Most Linux and Unix vendors supply their own Ethereal packages.
You can install or upgrade Ethereal using the package management
- system specific to that platform.
+ system specific to that platform. A list of third-party packages
+ can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/download.html#otherplat">download page</ulink> on the Ethereal web site.
</para>
</section>
@@ -367,7 +175,7 @@ Gnu info
<para>
Community support is available on the ethereal-users mailing list.
Subscription information and archives for all of Ethereal's mailing
- lists can be found on <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/lists">the
+ lists can be found on <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com/lists/">the
web site</ulink>. There is also an <ulink url="irc://irc.freenode.net/ethereal">IRC channel dedicated to Ethereal</ulink>.
</para>
<para>